nineteen

/'nain'ti:n/

Thân thiện

A child counts nineteen colorful marbles on the floor.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being one more than eighteen; the number 19.
2. Noun:
   • The cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one; the symbol representing this number, such as 19 or XIX.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • She is nineteen years old.
  • There are nineteen students in the classroom.
• Noun:
  • The number on his jersey is nineteen.
  • Ten plus nine equals nineteen.

Advanced Usage

• "nineteen to the dozen": An idiom meaning to talk very rapidly and incessantly.
  • As soon as she got home, she was talking nineteen to the dozen about her trip.

Variants and Related Words

• Nineteenth (adj): Constituting number nineteen in a sequence; 19th.
  • We are studying the nineteenth century.
• Nineteenth (n): One of nineteen equal parts; the item in position number 19.
  • He finished in nineteenth place.

Synonyms

• XIX (adj/n): The Roman numeral for nineteen.

Related Phrases

• Sweet nineteen: A phrase sometimes used to refer to the age of nineteen, often with a sense of youth and charm.
  • She celebrated her sweet nineteen with a party.

Related Idioms

• To talk nineteen to the dozen: To speak very quickly and without stopping.
  • He was so excited he was talking nineteen to the dozen.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being one more than eighteen

Noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 19
• xix
• XIX