coming after two other things in a series
سوم، سومين
The third of Mordad
سوم مرداد
Oxford Essential Dictionary
third
pronoun, adjective, adverb
1 3rd
2 one of three equal parts of something;
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
third
I. third1 /θɜːd $ θɜːrd/ BrE AmE adjective
[Language: Old English; Origin: thridda, thirdda]
1. coming after two other things in a series:
in the third century
her third birthday
2. third time lucky British English, (the) third time’s the charm American English spoken used when you have failed to do something twice and hope to be successful the third time
—third pronoun:
I’m planning to leave on the third (=the third day of the month).
—thirdly adverb
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
third
third [third thirds] ordinal number, noun [θɜːd] [θɜːrd]
ordinal number
3rd There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.
Word Origin:
Old English thridda, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch derde and German dritte, also to three. The spelling thrid was dominant until the 16th cent. (but thirdda is recorded in Northumbrian dialect as early as the 10th cent.).
Idiom: third time lucky
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
third / θɜːd / / θɝːd / ordinal number [ S ]
A2 3rd written as a word:
the third road on the right
the third time
"What's the date today?" "It's the third ( of July)."
She was/came third in the competition.
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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
third
[θɜ͟ː(r)d]
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thirds
1) ORD The third item in a series is the one that you count as number three.
I sleep on the third floor...
It was the third time one of his cars had gone up in flames...
He came third in the poll with 149 votes...
The attack was the third so far this year.
2) FRACTION A third is one of three equal parts of something.
A third of the cost went into technology and services...
Only one third get financial help from their fathers...
He divided their kingdom into thirds.
3) ADV: ADV with cl (not last in cl) You say third when you want to make a third point or give a third reason for something.
First, interest rates may take longer to fall than is hoped. Second, in real terms, lending may fall. Third, bad loans could wipe out much of any improvement.
Syn:
thirdly
4) N-COUNT: usu sing A third is the lowest honours degree that can be obtained from a British university.
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
1third /ˈɵɚd/ adj always used before a noun
1 a : occupying the number three position in a series
• We sat in the third row.
• the third house on the left
• the author's third novel
• C is the third letter in the alphabet.
• That's the third time I've seen him today.
• The office is on the third floor.
b : next to the second in importance or rank
• I won third prize.
• Do you have a third choice?
2 : equal in size, value, amount, etc., to one third of something
• a third share in the profits
• a third pound of cheese
3 : used to refer to the third forward gear or speed of a vehicle
• shift into third gear
the third time is the charm US or Brit third time lucky
- used to say that two efforts at something have already failed but perhaps the third will be successful;
- third adv
• She finished third in the race.
• the third highest mountain