English · Common Verbs

laughs

/lɑːfs/

[/lɑːfs/]

third-person singular of laugh

Beginnerverb

Definition

Third-person singular present of 'laugh': used when he, she, or it does the action of laugh.

Example

My grandfather laughs loudly at his own jokes even before he finishes telling them.

My grandfather laughs loudly at his own jokes even before he finishes telling them.

Etymology

From Old English 'hlæhhan', of Germanic and imitative origin.

How & Where It’s Used

Used with singular subjects like he, she, or it in the present tense.

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