ninety-eight

Thân thiện

A child counts ninety-eight colorful marbles on the floor.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being eight more than ninety: The cardinal number that is equal to 90 + 8; the number 98.

Usage

• This word is used as a determiner (e.g., ) or a predicate adjective (e.g., ). It denotes a specific quantity.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • She scored ninety-eight points on the test.
  • The recipe calls for ninety-eight grams of flour.
  • My grandmother is ninety-eight years old.

Advanced Usage

• As a nominal (noun): While primarily an adjective, the numeral can function as a noun when referring to the number itself.
  • Ninety-eight is an even number.
• In sequences: Often used in lists, rankings, or to identify items.
  • Please turn to page ninety-eight.

Variants and Related Words

• 98: The Arabic numeral form.
• XCVIII: The Roman numeral form.
• Ninety-eighth (adj.): The ordinal number corresponding to 98; coming next after the ninety-seventh.
  • This is her ninety-eighth birthday.

Synonyms

• 98: (The numeric symbol).
• Four score and eighteen: (An archaic phrasing, from "score" meaning twenty).

Related Phrases

• Ninety-eight percent: A common phrase indicating a very high proportion, though not total.
  • I agree with you ninety-eight percent.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being eight more than ninety

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 98
• xcviii