Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of award
"The university announced its annual awards ceremony for students who excel in science and arts."
In plain English: Awards are special prizes given to people who have done something really good or won a competition.
"The ceremony will celebrate the athletes who won gold medals in the awards."
Usage: Use "awards" to refer to multiple prizes or honors given in recognition of achievement. Do not use it as a verb; instead, conjugate "award" by adding an -ed for past tense or -s for third-person present (e.g., "She awards medals").
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of award
"The committee will not award any medals until all the final scores have been verified."
In plain English: To award something means to give it as a prize for doing well.
"The committee will award three scholarships to this year's top students."
Usage: Use "awards" to describe when someone officially gives a prize, honor, or gift to another person. This verb form is correct only when the subject performing the action is third-person singular, such as he, she, it, or a specific noun like the committee.
Derived from Old English āweardan, meaning to turn toward, the term originally referred to a guard or watchman stationed at an entrance. It evolved through Middle English award (a direction) and awarde (a prize given for merit) before becoming the plural noun used today.