one hundred forty

Thân thiện

A child counts one hundred forty colorful marbles on the floor.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being ten more than one hundred thirty: The number equal to 140 (one hundred plus forty). It is a cardinal number used for counting or describing quantity.

Usage

• This word functions as a determiner or adjective to specify an exact quantity. It is typically used before a plural noun or on its own to state a number.
• It is written with words ("one hundred forty") or as numerals ("140").

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The book has one hundred forty pages. (It specifies the exact number of pages.)
  • The distance is one hundred forty miles. (It describes the specific length.)
  • The answer is one hundred forty. (It states the numerical value.)

Advanced Usage

• In formal writing: Numbers at the beginning of a sentence are usually written out as words.
  • One hundred forty participants attended the conference.
• In mathematics and science: The numeral form "140" is more common.
  • The temperature reached 140 degrees.

Variants and Related Words

• 140: The numeral form.
• CXL: The Roman numeral form.
• One hundred and forty: An alternative form common in British English, using the conjunction "and" after "hundred".
• Hundred forty: A less formal, abbreviated spoken form (e.g., "a hundred forty").

Synonyms

• 140: The numeric synonym.
• Ten more than one hundred thirty: A descriptive synonym defining its place in the numeric sequence.

Notes on Different Meanings

• This term has a single, specific meaning as a cardinal number. It does not have idiomatic or phrasal verb uses.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being ten more than one hundred thirty

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 140
• cxl