What part of speech is benchmarks?

Benchmarks can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

Parts of speech

1. benchmarks is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of benchmark (infinitive).
2. benchmarks is a noun, plural of benchmark.

Inflections

Verb

Infinitive

Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Gerund
(to) benchmark

benchmark / benchmarks

benchmarked

benchmarked

benchmarking

Infinitive: (to) benchmark
Present: benchmark / benchmarks
Simple Past: benchmarked
Past Participle: (have) benchmarked
Gerund: benchmarking

Noun

Singular

Plural
benchmark

benchmarks

Singular: benchmark
Plural: benchmarks

What does benchmarks mean?

Definitions

Verb
benchmark - To measure the performance of an item relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner.
Noun
benchmark - a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
benchmark - a standard by which something can be measured or judged; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality"

Examples of benchmarks

#		Sentence
1.	noun	His painting sets the benchmark of quality.
2.	noun	Without a good benchmark, it's hard to tell which software is faster.
3.	noun	Without a good benchmark, it's hard to tell which software is faster.

Sentence
noun
His painting sets the benchmark of quality.
Without a good benchmark, it's hard to tell which software is faster.
Without a good benchmark, it's hard to tell which software is faster.

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