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.