six
gb/sˈɪks/ us/sˈɪks/
A1
English
~ 1200
hat, hatos, hatos ütés
NOUN
A1
1
hat
A1
Usage pattern:
[number] six
She bought six apples at the market.
Hat almát vett a piacon.
The meeting will start at six o’clock sharp.
A megbeszélés pontosan hatkor kezdődik.
Six students were chosen for the competition.
He rolled a six on the dice.
The cake was cut into six equal pieces.
Learner examples
I have six books.
Hat könyvem van.
There are six chairs in the room.
Hat szék van a szobában.
We will meet at six.
She has six cats.
Six cars are in the parking lot.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'six' with 'sixth', which is the ordinal form meaning position number six.
Meaning
The number six
Collocations
six people
|six times
|six days
|six years
|six points
Synonyms
half a dozen (Less formal and often used in everyday speech.)
Antonyms
seven (The next whole number after six.)
Themes
mathematics
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
The number that comes after five and before seven.
The cardinal number equal to five plus one.
NOUN
B1
INFORMAL
2
hatos
B2
hatos ütés
B2
Usage pattern:
hit a six
He thrilled the crowd by hitting a huge six.
Lázba hozta a közönséget egy hatalmas hatossal.
That was his third six of the match.
Ez volt a harmadik hatosa a mérkőzésen.
She won the game with a final six.
Learner examples
He hit a six in the game.
Hatost ütött a meccsen.
The player scored a six.
A játékos hatost szerzett.
A six made the team happy.
Common mistake:
Learners unfamiliar with cricket may not realize 'six' here refers to runs, not the number itself.
Meaning
Six runs in cricket
Collocations
hit a six
|score a six
Synonyms
maximum (Cricket jargon for the highest possible score from one hit.)
Themes
sports
Definition
In cricket, when the ball is hit over the boundary without touching the ground, giving the team six points.
In cricket, a shot that scores six runs because the ball is hit over the boundary without touching the ground.
Grammar
Dictionary form
six
IPA
GB/sˈɪks/
US/sˈɪks/
Syllables & stress
six (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (six)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: six
- Plural: sixes
Word family
Expressions
at sixes and sevens
1/ˈæt sˈɪksɪz ˈænd sˈɛvənz/
idiom
In a state of confusion
To be in a state of disorder or confusion.
Examples
- After the sudden change, the office was at sixes and sevens.
- He was at sixes and sevens after moving to a new city.
six of one, half a dozen of the other
1/sˈɪks əv wˈʌn | hˈæf ə dˈʌzən əv ðə ˈʌðɚ/
idiom
Two options are equal
When two choices are really the same or very similar.
Examples
- We could take the bus or the train—it's six of one, half a dozen of the other.
- Choosing tea or coffee for me is six of one, half a dozen of the other.