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ten

(tĕn)

1. The cardinal number equal to 9 + 1.

2. The tenth in a set or sequence.

3. Something having ten parts, units, or members.

4. Games A playing card marked with ten spots.

5. A ten-dollar bill.

[Middle English, from Old English tīen; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots.]

ten adj. & pron.

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ten

(tɛn)

1. (Mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one. It is the base of the decimal number system and the base of the common logarithm. See also number¹

2. (Mathematics) a numeral, 10, X, etc, representing this number

3. something representing, represented by, or consisting of ten units, such as a playing card with ten symbols on it

4. Also called: ten o'clock ten hours after noon or midnight

determiner

a. amounting to ten: ten tigers.

b. (as pronoun): to sell only ten.

[Old English tēn; related to Old Saxon tehan, Old High German zehan, Gothic taihun, Latin decem, Greek deka, Sanskrit dasa]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ten

(tɛn)

n.

1. a cardinal number, nine plus one.

2. a symbol for this number, as 10 or X.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

4. a ten-dollar bill.

5. Also called ten's place.

a. (in a mixed number) the position of the second digit to the left of the decimal point.

b. (in a whole number) the position of the second digit from the right.

adj.

6. amounting to ten in number.

[before 900; Middle English ten(e), tenn(e), Old English tēn(e), tīen(e), c. Old Frisian tian, Old Saxon tehan, Old High German zehan, Old Norse tīu, Gothic taihun, Latin decem, Greek déka, Skt daśa]

ten.

1. tenor.

2. Music. tenuto.

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Noun	1.	ten - the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system 10, tenner, X, decade large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
	2.	ten - one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face ten-spot spot - a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight-spot"
Adj.	1.	ten - being one more than nine 10, x cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

ten

determiner

Related words
adjective decimal
prefix deca-

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Translations

tien

الرَّقْم 10العاشِرعشرةعَشَرَةعُمْر العاشِرَه

deu

desetdeset letdesetiletý

zehn deu

δέκα

dek

diez

kümme

kymmenen

dix

deset

tíztizes

sepuluh

tíutíu ára

dieci diecina decina

十

decem

dešimtdešimtasdešimtasisdešimtiesdešimties metų

desmitdesmit gadu vecumsdesmit gadus vecs

zece

десять десяток десятеро десятка

desaťdesať rokov

desetdesetica

tio

kumi

สิบ

onon yaşıon yaşında

mười

十十岁十岁的十的

ten

[ten]

A. ADJ → diez

B. N → diez m
tens of thousands → decenas de miles
ten to one he'll be late → te apuesto que llega tarde
they're ten a penny → se encuentran en todas partes
see five for usage

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ten

[ˈtɛn] num → dix
She's ten → Elle a dix ans.
tens of thousands → des dizaines fpl de milliers

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ten

adj → zehn; the Ten Commandments → die Zehn Gebote; ten to one he won’t come → (ich wette) zehn gegen or zu eins, dass er nicht kommt; a packet of ten (cigarettes) → eine Zehnerpackung (Zigaretten)

n → Zehn f; tens (Math) → Zehner pl; to count in tens → in Zehnern zählen; you can only buy them in tens → man kann sie nur in Zehnerpackungen kaufen; Lynn’s a ten (inf: = very nice) → Lynn ist ’ne Nummer 10 (inf), → Lynn ist perfekt ? also six

ten

tenpence

n → zehn Pence; (also tenpenny piece) → Zehnpencestück nt

tenpin bowling, (US) tenpins

n → Bowling nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ten

[tɛn]

1. adj → dieci inv

2. n → dieci m inv
tens of thousands → decine di migliaia
ten to one he'll be late (fam) → dieci a uno che arriva tardi
they're ten a penny (fam) → ce ne sono a bizzeffe
for usage see five

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ten

(ten) noun

1. the number or figure 10.

2. the age of 10.

adjective

1. 10 in number.

2. aged 10.

ten-

having ten (of something). a ten-pound fine.

tenth noun

1. one of ten equal parts.

2. (also adjective) the last of ten (people, things etc); the next after the ninth.

ten-pin bowling noun

a game in which a ball is rolled at ten skittles in order to knock down as many as possible.

ˈten-year-old noun

a person or animal that is ten years old.

adjective

(of a person, animal or thing) that is ten years old.

ten

→ عَشَرَة deset ti zehn δέκα diez kymmenen dix deset dieci 十 10 tien ti dziesięć dez десять tio สิบ on mười 十

It's ten after two (US)
It's ten past two (UK) → Jsou dvě hodiny a deset minut → Den er ti minutter over to → Es ist zehn nach zwei → Είναι δύο και δέκα → Son las dos y diez → Kello on kymmentä yli kaksi → Il est deux heures dix → Sada su dva sata i deset minuta → Sono le due e dieci → 二時十分です → 두시 십분이에요 → Het is tien over twee → Den er ti over to → Jest dziesięć po drugiej → São duas e dez → Den är tio över två → Saat ikiyi on geçiyor → Bây giờ là hai giờ mười → 两点十分了
It's ten to two → Je za deset minut dvě hodiny → Den er ti minutter i to → Es ist zehn vor zwei → La una cincuenta. → Kello on kymmentä vaille kaksi → Il est deux heures moins dix → Sada je jedan sat i pedeset minuta → Sono le due meno dieci → 二時十分前です → 두시 십분 전이에요 → Het is tien voor twee → Den er ti på to → Jest za dziesięć druga → São dez para as duas → Den är tio i två → Saat ikiye on var → 两点差十分

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