pants
n. C / Un. an outer piece of clothing that covers your body from the waist down to your ankles. You wear them on your legs, and they have a separate part for each leg.
n. an outer garment covering the body from the waist to the ankles, with a separate section for each leg. In British English, this term specifically refers to undergarments, while 'trousers' is used for the outer garment.
He wears blue pants to work every day.
She decided to wear dark pants and a white shirt for her job interview to look professional.
The fashion designer experimented with various fabrics to ensure the pants maintained their sharp crease even after a long day of travel.
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs) Ancient Greek ἔλεος (éleos) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek ἐλεέω (eleéō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn) Ancient Greek Παντελεήμων (Panteleḗmōn)bor. Spanish Pantaleónder. Italian Pantaloneder. French pantalonbor. English pantaloon English pantaloons English pants Shortened from pantaloons (“trousers”): borrowed from French pantalon, itself derived from Italian Pantalone, one of the principal characters found in commedia dell'arte, who wore tight trousers. Doublet of pantsu. The verb is from the noun.
Plural in form and usually takes a plural verb ('these pants are'). When used as a countable unit, it is paired with 'pair of'.
I bought a new pantsI bought a new pair of pantsPants is a plural noun; you must use 'a pair of' to refer to a single item.