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fourteen

fourteen [number]

The number 14

US /ˌfɔːrˈtiːn/ 
UK /ˌfɔːˈtiːn/ 
Example: 

Her baby is fourteen months old.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

fourteen

 number
14

>> fourteenth pronoun, adjective, adverb 14th

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

fourteen

fourteen /ˌfɔːˈtiːn◂ $ ˌfɔːr-/ BrE AmE number
[Language: Old English; Origin: feowertiene, from feower 'four' + tien 'ten']
the number 14:
He used to work fourteen hours a day.
I started playing the guitar when I was fourteen (=14 years old).
—fourteenth adjective, pronoun:
in the fourteenth century
my fourteenth birthday
I’m planning to leave on the fourteenth (=the 14th day of the month).

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fourteen

four·teen [fourteen fourteens]   [ˌfɔːˈtiːn]    [ˌfɔːrˈtiːn]  number
14
Derived Word: fourteenth  
Word Origin:

Old English fēowertīene (from four  and -teen).

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

fourteen / ˌfɔːˈtiːn /   / ˌfɔːr- / number

A1 the number 14:

Her baby is fourteen months old.

Luisa is going to be fourteen next month.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

fourteen

[fɔ͟ː(r)ti͟ːn]
 
 NUM

 Fourteen is the number 14.
  I'm fourteen years old.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

fourteen

four·teen /foɚˈtiːn/ noun, pl -teens [count] : the number 14
- fourteen adj
fourteen days
- fourteen pronoun
Fourteen (of them) are gone.
- four·teenth /foɚˈtiːnɵ/ noun, pl -teenths [count]
• The bill is due on the fourteenth (of the month).
• one fourteenth of the total
- fourteenth adj
• I finished (the race) in fourteenth place.
- fourteenth adv
• I finished fourteenth in the race.
• the nation's fourteenth largest city

thirteen

thirteen [number]

The number 13

US /θɝːˈtiːn/ 
UK /θɜːˈtiːn/ 
Example: 

Some people think that thirteen is an unlucky number.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

thirteen

 number
13

>> thirteenth pronoun, adjective, adverb 13th

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

thirteen

thirteen /ˌθɜːˈtiːn◂ $ ˌθɜːr-/ BrE AmE number
[Language: Old English; Origin: threotiene, from thrie, threo% 'three' + tien 'ten']
the number 13:
They’ve only sold thirteen tickets so far.
When it happened, I was thirteen (=13 years old).
—thirteenth adjective, pronoun:
It’s Roberto’s thirteenth birthday.
the thirteenth century
I’m planning to leave on the thirteenth (=the 13th day of the month).

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

thirteen

thir·teen   [ˌθɜːˈtiːn]    [ˌθɜːrˈtiːn]  number
13
Derived Word: thirteenth  
Word Origin:

[thirteen thirteenth] Old English thrēotīene (from three  and -teen). The spelling with initial thi- is recorded in late Middle English.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

thirteen / θɜːˈtiːn /   / θɝː- / number

A1 the number 13:

Some people think that thirteen is an unlucky number.

There were twelve or thirteen people waiting at the bus stop.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

thirteen

[θɜ͟ː(r)ti͟ːn]
 
 thirteens
 NUM

 Thirteen is the number 13.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

thirteen

thir·teen /ˌɵɚˈtiːn/ noun, pl -teens [count] : the number 13
- thirteen adj
thirteen students
- thirteen pronoun
• All thirteen (of them) passed the exam.
- thir·teenth /ˌɵɚˈtiːnɵ/ noun, pl -teenths [count]
• the thirteenth of October
• one thirteenth of the budget
- thirteenth adj
• the thirteenth caller
- thirteenth adv
• She finished thirteenth.
• the nation's thirteenth largest city

twelve

twelve [number]

The number 12

US /twelv/ 
UK /twelv/ 
Example: 

The cafeteria opens for lunch at twelve (o'clock).

Oxford Essential Dictionary

twelve

 number
12

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

twelve

twelve /twelv/ BrE AmE number
[Language: Old English; Origin: twelf]
the number 12 ⇨ dozen:
He received a twelve-month jail sentence.
Come at twelve (=12 o'clock).
Their son Dylan is twelve (=12 years old).
—twelfth adjective, pronoun:
her twelfth birthday
in the twelfth century
I’m planning to leave on the twelfth (=the 12th day of the month).

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

twelve

twelve [twelve twelves]   [twelv]    [twelv]  number
12
Derived Word: twelfth  
Word Origin:

Old English twelf(e), from the base of two  + a second element (probably expressing the sense ‘left over’); of Germanic origin and related to Dutch twaalf and German zwölf. Compare with eleven.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

twelve / twelv / number

A1 the number 12:

The cafeteria opens for lunch at twelve (o'clock).

a twelve-seater minibus

→  See also dozen

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

twelve

[twe̱lv]
 
 twelves
 NUM

 Twelve is the number 12.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

twelve
 

twelve /ˈtwɛlv/ noun, pl twelves
1 [count] : the number 12
2 [count] : the 12th in a set or series
• question number twelve
3 [noncount] : twelve o'clock
• “What time is it?” “It's twelve.”
• I have lunch at twelve.
4 the Twelve : the twelve original disciples of Jesus Christ
- twelve adj
• It was a twelve-hour flight.
twelve days later
- twelve pronoun
• All twelve (of them) came to the party.

eleven

eleven [number]

The number 11

US /əˈlev.ən/ 
UK /ɪˈlev.ən/ 
Example: 

There are eleven girls in my class and ten boys.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

eleven

 number
11

>> eleventh pronoun, adjective, adverb 11th

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

eleven

eleven /ɪˈlevən/ BrE AmE number, noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: endleofan]
1. the number 11:
She was sent to jail for eleven months.
I never go to bed before eleven (=11 o'clock).
James had worked every summer since he was eleven (=11 years old).
2. [countable] a team of 11 players in football or ↑cricket:
He plays regularly in the first eleven (=the best team of 11 players).

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eleven

eleven [eleven elevens]   [ɪˈlevn]  ;   [ɪˈlevn] 

1. number 11

2. noun a team of eleven players for football ( soccer ), cricket or hockey
She was chosen for the first eleven.
Idiom: at the eleventh hour

Derived Word: eleventh

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

eleven / ɪˈlev. ə n / number

A1 the number 11:

There are eleven girls in my class and ten boys.

My younger brother is eleven.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

eleven

[ɪle̱v(ə)n]
 
 elevens
 NUM

 Eleven is the number 11.
  ...the Princess and her eleven friends.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

eleven

elev·en /ɪˈlɛvən/ noun, pl -ens
1 [count] : the number 11
2 [count] : the eleventh in a set or series
• page eleven
• item/question number eleven
3 [noncount] : eleven o'clock
• I got home last night at eleven.
- eleven adj
eleven turtles
- eleven pronoun
Eleven (of them) were absent from the ceremony.
- elev·enth /ɪˈlɛvənɵ/ noun, pl -enths [count]
• one eleventh of the total
- eleventh adj
• the eleventh person in line
- eleventh adv
• He finished eleventh in the race.

ten

ten [number]

The number 10

US /ten/ 
UK /ten/ 
Example: 

Her father died ten years ago.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

ten

 number
10

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

ten

ten /ten/ BrE AmE number, noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: tien]
1. the number 10:
Snow had been falling steadily for ten days.
I need to be home by ten (=ten o'clock).
At the time, she was about ten (=ten years old).
2. ten to one informal used to say that something is very likely:
Ten to one he’ll have forgotten all about it tomorrow.
3. be ten a penny British English informal to be very common and therefore not special or unusual ⇨ be a dime a dozen at ↑dime(2)
4. (get) ten out of ten (for something) British English used in schools to give a perfect mark, or humorously to praise someone:
You get ten out of ten for effort, Simon.
5. [countable] a piece of paper money that is worth ten dollars or ten pounds:
I reached inside my purse and handed him a ten.
 

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ten

ten [ten tens]   [ten]    [ten]  number
10  There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry for five.
Idioms: ten out of ten  ten to one  
Word Origin:

Old English tēn, tīen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tien and German zehn, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit daśa, Greek deka, and Latin decem.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

ten / ten / number

A1 the number 10:

Her father died ten years ago.

We can take ten (people) in the minibus.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

ten

[te̱n]
 
 tens
 NUM

 Ten is the number 10.
 → See also Number Ten
 ten a pennysee penny
  Over the past ten years things have changed.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

ten

ten /ˈtɛn/ noun, pl tens
1 [count] : the number 10
2 [count] : the tenth in a set or series
• the ten of spades
• page ten
3 [noncount] : ten o'clock
• “What time is it” “It's ten.”
4 [count]
a US : a ten-dollar bill
• The total cost was $7.83 and she gave him a ten.
• Do you have any fives or tens?
b Brit : a ten-pound note
5 [singular]
a : something that is the best
• The food at the restaurant is a (perfect) ten.
b : a very attractive person
• She's a ten.
ten a penny Brit informal : very common
• Thrillers are ten a penny [=(US) a dime a dozen] these days.
ten out of ten
- used to say that something was done very well
• I'll give them ten out of ten for creativity.
ten to one informal : very likely
Ten to one they'll lose. [=I think they'll almost certainly lose]
- ten adj
ten cars/guests/choices
- ten pronoun
Ten (of them) passed the test.

nine

nine [number]

The number 9

US /naɪn/ 
UK /naɪn/ 
Example: 

A nine-month prison sentenc

Oxford Essential Dictionary

nine

 number
9

>> ninth pronoun, adjective, adverb 9th

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

nine

nine /naɪn/ BrE AmE number
[Language: Old English; Origin: nigon]
1. the number 9:
He’s only been in this job for nine months.
We open at nine (=nine o'clock).
Kay was taught by her mother till she was nine (=nine years old).
2. nine times out of ten almost always:
Nine times out of ten we can solve the problem over the phone.
3. a nine days’ wonder a thing or event that makes people very excited for a short time
4. have nine lives to make lucky escapes from dangerous situations
dressed up to the nines at ↑dressed(4), ⇨ be on cloud nine at ↑cloud1(5)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nine

nine [nine nines]   [naɪn]    [naɪn]  number
9  There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry for five.
more at dressed (up) to the nines at  dressed, possession is nine points/tenths/parts of the law at  possession
Idioms: have nine lives  nine days' wonder  nine times out of ten  nine to five  whole nine yards  
Word Origin:

Old English nigon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch negen and German neun, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit nava, Latin novem, and Greek ennea.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

nine / naɪn / number

A1 the number 9:

The children go to bed at nine (o'clock).

a nine-month prison sentence

nine to five describing or relating to work that begins at nine o'clock in the morning and finishes at five, the hours worked in many offices from Monday to Friday:

a nine-to-five routine

She's tired of working nine to five.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

nine

[na͟ɪn]
 
 nines

 1) NUM Nine is the number 9.
  We still sighted nine yachts.
  ...nine hundred pounds.
 2) PHRASE If you say that someone is dressed up to the nines or dressed to the nines, you mean that they are wearing very smart or elegant clothes. [INFORMAL]
 nine times out of tensee time

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

nine

nine /ˈnaɪn/ noun, pl nines
1 [count] : the number 9
2 [count] : the ninth in a set or series
• The next card was the nine of diamonds.
• She wears a size nine.
3 [noncount] : nine o'clock
• “What time is it?” “It's nine.”
• He woke up at nine this morning.
• a nine-to-five job [=a job that you work during regular business hours usually in an office]
4 [count] : the first or last nine holes of an 18-hole golf course - usually singular
• She didn't play well on the front nine [=on holes 1 through 9], but she was one under par on the back nine. [=on holes 10 through 18]
on cloud nine
- see 1cloud
the whole nine yards
- see 2yard
to the nines : in a very fancy or impressive way
• He was dressed to the nines.
- nine adj
• It took us nine hours to get there.
- nine pronoun
• I would like nine (of them), please.
Nine out of 10 [=90 percent of] doctors agree that this treatment works.

eight

eight [number]

The number 8

US /eɪt/ 
UK /eɪt/ 
Example: 

She was eight (years old) when her family moved here.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

eight

 number
8

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

eight

eight /eɪt/ BrE AmE number, noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: eahta]
1. the number 8:
It’s only eight days till Christmas.
They woke at eight (=eight o'clock).
My parents died when I was eight (=eight years old).
2. [countable] a team of eight people who row a racing boat, or the boat that they row
 

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eight

eight [eight eights]   [eɪt]  ;   [eɪt] 

1. number 8  There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry for five.

2. noun a team of eight people who row a long narrow boat in races; the boat they row

see also  figure of eight

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

eight / eɪt / number

A1 the number 8:

She was eight (years old) when her family moved here.

We've got eight people coming to dinner.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

eight

[e͟ɪt]
 
 eights
 NUM

 Eight is the number 8.
  So far eight workers have been killed.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

eight

eight /ˈeɪt/ noun, pl eights
1 [count] : the number 8
2 [count] : the eighth in a set or series
• the eight of hearts
3 [noncount] : eight o'clock
• Dinner is at eight.
• He's working until eight.
- eight adj
eight cars
- eight pronoun
Eight (of them) passed the test.

seven

seven [number]

The number 7

US /ˈsev.ən/ 
UK /ˈsev.ən/ 
Example: 

The restaurant opens for dinner at seven (o'clock).

Oxford Essential Dictionary

seven

 number
7

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

seven

seven /ˈsevən/ BrE AmE number
[Language: Old English; Origin: seofon]
1. the number 7:
The women visited cities in seven states.
We close the store at seven (=seven o'clock).
‘How old’s Sam?’ ‘He’s seven (=seven years old).’
2. the seven year itch the idea that after seven years of being married, many people start to want a relationship with someone new – used humorously
at sixes and sevens at ↑six(3)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

seven

seven [seven sevens]   [ˈsevn]    [ˈsevn]  number
7  There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry for five.
more at at sixes and sevens at  six
Idiom: seven-year itch  
Word Origin:

Old English seofon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeven and German sieben, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin septem and Greek hepta.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

seven / ˈsev. ə n / number

A1 the number 7:

The restaurant opens for dinner at seven (o'clock).

We're open seven days a week (= every day) .

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

seven

[se̱v(ə)n]
 
 sevens
 NUM

 Seven is the number 7.
  Sarah and Ella have been friends for seven years.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

seven

sev·en /ˈsɛvən/ noun, pl -ens
1 [count] : the number 7
2 [count] : the seventh in a set or series
• the seven of hearts
3 [noncount] : seven o'clock
• “What time is it?” “It's seven.”
• I leave each day at seven.
at sixes and sevens
- see six
- seven adj
• waiting for seven hours
- seven pronoun
Seven (of them) passed the test.

six

six [number]

The number 6

US /sɪks/ 
UK /sɪks/ 
Example: 

Look for a bus with a number six on the front of it.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

six

 number (plural sixes)
6

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

six

six /sɪks/ BrE AmE number
[Language: Old English]
1. the number 6:
six months ago
She arrived just after six (=six o'clock).
He learnt to play the violin when he was six (=six years old).
2. six figures/digits used to talk about a number that is between 100,000 and 1,000,000:
The final cost of the project will easily run into six figures (=be over £100,000 or $100,000).
3. at sixes and sevens informal disorganized and confused:
When the visitors arrived, we were still at sixes and sevens.
4. it’s six of one and half a dozen of the other spoken used to say that both people or groups who are involved in a situation are equally responsible for something bad that happens:
In any family quarrel, it’s usually six of one and half a dozen of the other.
5. knock/hit somebody for six British English spoken to affect someone strongly in a bad way:
Losing his job really knocked him for six.
6. [countable] a hit in ↑cricket that scores six ↑runs because the ball crosses the edge of the playing area before touching the ground

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

six

six [six sixes]   [sɪks]    [sɪks]  number
6  There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry for five.
Idioms: at sixes and sevens  hit somebody for six  it's six of one and half a dozen of the other  six feet under  
Word Origin:

Old English siex, six, syx, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zes and German sechs, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sex and Greek hex.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

six / sɪks / number

A1 the number 6:

Look for a bus with a number six on the front of it.

"How many grandchildren do you have now?" "I've got six."

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

six

[sɪ̱ks]
 
 sixes

 1) NUM Six is the number 6.
  ...a glorious career spanning more than six decades.
 2) N-COUNT: usu sing In cricket, if a player hits a six, they score six runs by hitting the ball so that it crosses the boundary at the edge of the playing area before it touches the ground.
 3) PHRASE: V inflects If someone or something is hit for six or knocked for six, they are very upset or badly affected by an experience or piece of news. [BRIT, INFORMAL]
  The loss of my wife hit me for six; it took me months to recover...
  Many areas in the North were knocked for six by that first recession.
 4) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR If you say that someone or something is at sixes and sevens, you mean that they are confused or disorganized. [INFORMAL]
  The government is at sixes and sevens over the issue of domestic security.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

six

six /ˈsɪks/ noun, pl sixes
1 [count] : the number 6
2 [count] : the sixth in a set or series
• the six of hearts
3 [noncount] : six o'clock
• “What time is it?” “It's six.”
• I leave each day at six.
at sixes and sevens chiefly Brit informal : disorganized and confused
• The change left everyone at sixes and sevens.
• Everything will be at sixes and sevens until our computer system is fixed.
hit/knock (someone) for six Brit informal : to have an unpleasant and shocking effect on (someone)
• The news of the accident really hit me for six.
six of one, half (a) dozen of the other US or chiefly Brit six of one and half a dozen of the other informal
- used to say that you do not see any real difference between two possible choices
• “Which do you prefer?” “I don't care; it's six of one, half a dozen of the other.”
- six adj
six possibilities/hours
- six pronoun
Six (of them) will be coming tonight.

five

five [number]

The number 5

US /faɪv/ 
UK /faɪv/ 
Example: 

I work five days a week.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

five

 number
5

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

five

five /faɪv/ BrE AmE number, noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: fif]
1. the number 5:
There is also a golf course five miles away.
I’ll be back by five (=five o'clock).
The family moved to Canada when he was five (=five years old).
2. [countable] a piece of paper money that is worth five dollars or five pounds ⇨ fiver:
Do you have two fives for a ten?
3. give somebody (a) five informal to hit the inside of someone’s hand with your hand to show that you are very pleased about something
4. take five spoken used to tell people to stop working for a few minutes
5. fives [uncountable] a British ball game in which the ball is hit with the hand against any of three walls ⇨ handball
⇨ ↑high five, ↑nine to five
 

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

five

five [five fives]   [faɪv]    [faɪv]  number
5
There are only five cookies left.
five of Sweden's top financial experts
Ten people were invited but only five turned up.
Do you have change for five dollars?
a five-month contract
Look at page five.
Five and four is nine.
Three fives are fifteen.
I can't read your writing— is this meant to be a five?
The bulbs are planted in threes or fives (= groups of three or five).
We moved to America when I was five (= five years old).
Shall we meet at five (= at five o'clock), then?
see also  high five
more at nine to five at  nine
Idiom: give somebody five  
Word Origin:

Old English fīf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vijf and German fünf, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin quinque and Greek pente.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

five / faɪv / number

A1 the number 5:

Five, four, three, two, one, blast-off!

I work five days a week.

 

→  See also high five

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

five

[fa͟ɪv]
 
 fives

 1) NUM Five is the number 5.
 2) N-UNCOUNT Fives is a British ball game in which you hit a small hard ball with a glove or bat against three walls of a court.
 3) → See also high five

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

five

five /ˈfaɪv/ noun, pl fives
1 [count] : the number 5
2 [count] : the fifth in a set or series
• the five of clubs
• page five
3 [noncount] : five o'clock
• I get off work at five.
• The store is open until five.
4 [count]
a US : a five-dollar bill
• The total cost was $3.83 and she gave him a five.
b Brit : a five-pound note : fiver
- five adj
five years
- five pronoun
Five (of them) are missing.

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