What part of speech is brackets?

Brackets can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. brackets is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of bracket (infinitive).
  • 2. brackets is a noun, plural of bracket.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does brackets mean?

Definitions

Verb

bracket - place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark"
bracket - classify or group
bracket - support with brackets; "bracket bookshelves"

Noun

bracket - a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)
bracket - a category falling within certain defined limits
bracket - either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material
bracket - either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material

Examples of brackets

#   Sentence  
1. noun Open the brackets in the equation.
2. noun Anyone in need of a good laugh should read the Simple English version of the Wikipedia article on brackets.
3. noun I told them to use parentheses, not brackets.
4. noun The Interlingua-English Dictionary has a number of words in brackets which are not part of Interlingua, but were included due to their presence in other international auxiliary language proposals.
5. noun Parents in low age brackets have a tendency to spoil their children.
6. noun Use the apparatus only with the cart, tripod, bracket or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus.
7. noun In my age bracket, there are no job offers available.
8. noun The highest German income tax bracket begins at a relatively low income.
9. noun Her income puts her into the highest tax bracket.
10. noun Use the apparatus only with the cart, tripod, bracket or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus.
11. noun In my age bracket, there are no job offers available.
12. noun The highest German income tax bracket begins at a relatively low income.
13. noun Her income puts her into the highest tax bracket.
14. verb Please bracket this remark.
15. verb Bracket bookshelves.
Sentence  
noun
Open the brackets in the equation.
Anyone in need of a good laugh should read the Simple English version of the Wikipedia article on brackets.
I told them to use parentheses, not brackets.
The Interlingua-English Dictionary has a number of words in brackets which are not part of Interlingua, but were included due to their presence in other international auxiliary language proposals.
Parents in low age brackets have a tendency to spoil their children.
Use the apparatus only with the cart, tripod, bracket or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus.
In my age bracket, there are no job offers available.
The highest German income tax bracket begins at a relatively low income.
Her income puts her into the highest tax bracket.
Use the apparatus only with the cart, tripod, bracket or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus.
In my age bracket, there are no job offers available.
The highest German income tax bracket begins at a relatively low income.
Her income puts her into the highest tax bracket.
verb
Please bracket this remark.
Bracket bookshelves.

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