ten
A set or group with ten elementsA set or group with ten elements.
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Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)A set or group with ten elements.
We divided the chocolates into tens to hand out to Hallowe'en visitors.
деся́токdesjátok
(countable)A denomination of currency, such as a banknote, with a value of ten units.
Can you give me two tens for this twenty?
Zehnerl
(countable)A card in a given suit with a value of ten.
Zehner
More meanings 4
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)An inexact quantity, typically understood to be between 20 and 100.
Our houses are tens of meters apart, so we don't have to worry about noise from our neighbours.
tens of thousands of voters
(countable)The act of rowing ten strokes flat out.
(US, countable, slang)A perfect specimen, (particularly) a physically attractive person.
(US, countable, slang)A high level of intensity.
- the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
Forms
plural: tensSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
68 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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