thirteen
A group of thirteen itemsA group of thirteen items.
» Tom was thirteen when he died.
Tom war dreizehn, als er starb. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Тому было тринадцать, когда он умер. — marafon
Тому було тринадцять, коли він помер. — deniko
Тому було тринадцять, коли він загинув. — deniko
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1 sensesA group of thirteen items.
- the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
Examples
721 sentencesTom was thirteen when he died.
Тому було тринадцять, коли він помер. — deniko
ruТому было тринадцать, когда он умер. — marafon
deTom war dreizehn, als er starb. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is turning thirteen, isn't he?
Отже, Тому виповнюється тринадцять? — deniko
deTom wird 13, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
Tom is just thirteen years old.
Тому лише тринадцять. — deniko
I've been working since I was thirteen.
Я працюю з тридцяти років. — deniko
ruЯ работаю с тринадцати лет. — marafon
deIch arbeite, seit ich dreizehn war. — Melang
I've been boxing since I was thirteen.
Я боксую з тринадцяти років. — deniko
Origin
From Middle English thirttene, variant (through metathesis) of thrittene, from Old EnglishFrom Middle English thirttene, variant (through metathesis) of thrittene, from Old English þrēotīene, from Proto-Germanic *þritehun, compound of *þrīz (“three”) + *tehun (“teen”). Cognate with West Frisian trettjin, Dutch dertien, German dreizehn, Danish tretten. Equivalent to three + -teen.
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Forms
plural: thirteensSynonyms
4 synonyms- the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one:13XIIIbaker's dozenlong dozen
Word family
2 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- thirteen years old
- thirteen years
- was thirteen years
- was only thirteen
- only thirteen years
- a thirteen year
- thirteen next month
- be thirteen next
- was thirteen when
- about thirteen years
- probably about thirteen
- age of thirteen