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ten
/tɛn/The number 10.
Ten can come before a noun to show how many there are, and it can also mean the time 10:00 or a person who is ten years old.
EXAMPLES
- There are ten apples in the bowl.
- My class starts at ten o’clock.
- She is ten years old.
WORD FAMILY
tenth (ordinal number)
GRAMMAR
Number · used before plural nouns, as in ten books · ordinal form: tenth
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
ten minutesten years oldten peopleten dollars
