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Rivers has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

plural of river

"We spent our summer camping by several wide rivers that cut through the valley."

In plain English: Rivers are large streams of water that flow continuously across land until they reach an ocean, lake, or another river.

"The children built a sandcastle near the rivers that flowed through their town."

Verb
1

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of river

"The user has provided a definition ("Third-person singular simple present indicative form of river") that is grammatically impossible because "river" is an inanimate object and cannot perform actions requiring third-person singular conjugation (e.g., "he/she/it rivers"). Consequently, no natural example sentence can be written to demonstrate this specific meaning."

"The water did not stop to rise and overflow its banks when the heavy rains began."

Proper Noun
1

plural of River

"Several people at the reunion shared the last name Rivers, even though they weren't related by blood."

2

A surname​.

Example Sentences
"The children built a sandcastle near the rivers that flowed through their town." noun
"The water did not stop to rise and overflow its banks when the heavy rains began." verb
"The heavy rain made the small stream rivers with its swollen banks." verb
"After years of drought, we hope to see our dry creek turn rivers again this season." verb
"Don't cross during high tide when the tides rise like rivers over the sandbars." verb
Related Terms

Origin

Rivers comes from Old French rivres, which derives from Latin ripa meaning bank or shore. The term originally referred to the banks of a stream before extending to denote the flowing water itself.

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