Αγγλικά

fifteenth

gb/fɪftˈinθ/ us/fɪftˈinθ/
A1 Αγγλικά
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Σημασίες
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adjective A1 relation
1

in the fifteenth position

In the place with the number 15 in a line or list.

Μοτίβο χρήσης: the fifteenth [noun]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse the spelling and use forms like *fifteenth* instead of *fifteenth*, or they use *fifteen* when they need the ordinal *fifteenth* (e.g., saying *the fifteen floor* instead of *the fifteenth floor*).
Συνώνυμα
15th (Written form using digits instead of the spelled-out word.)
Αντώνυμα
fourteenth (Indicates the position immediately before fifteenth in order.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
fifteenth floor |fifteenth birthday |fifteenth century |fifteenth anniversary |fifteenth day
Θέματα
numbers |time |education |core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
  • Their office is on the fifteenth floor of the building.
  • She is celebrating her fifteenth birthday this weekend.
  • The painting dates back to the fifteenth century.
  • He lives in the fifteenth house on this street.
  • This is the fifteenth question on the test.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
  • My classroom is on the fifteenth floor.
  • Today is my fifteenth lesson in English.
  • We visited the city’s fifteenth school.
  • She sits in the fifteenth seat in the row.
Ουσιαστικό A2 entity
2

thing or person in 15th place

The person, thing, or day that is number 15 in order.

Μοτίβο χρήσης: to finish fifteenth in [competition]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes say *the fifteen* instead of *the fifteenth* when talking about dates (e.g., *I arrived on the fifteen of June*). Another mistake is using *on fifteenth June* instead of the more natural *on the fifteenth of June* in many dialects of English.
Συνώνυμα
15th place (Makes the idea of position in a ranking explicit, often used in sports or competitions.)
Αντώνυμα
first (Represents the top or starting position, contrasted with the lower position of fifteenth.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
finish fifteenth |come fifteenth |in fifteenth place |the fifteenth of May |payday on the fifteenth
Θέματα
numbers |time |sports |core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
  • She finished fifteenth in a field of over three hundred runners.
  • Our team moved up to fifteenth in the league table.
  • Today is the fifteenth, so the rent is due.
  • The meeting is on the fifteenth of next month.
  • He was the fifteenth to arrive at the party.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
  • He came fifteenth in the race.
  • Today is the fifteenth of June.
  • Our class is in room fifteen on the fifteenth floor.
  • The bill is paid on the fifteenth every month.
Ουσιαστικό B1 quantity
3

one fifteenth as a fraction

One part when something is cut into 15 equal parts.

Μοτίβο χρήσης: a fifteenth of [something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners often avoid using *a fifteenth* and instead say *one over fifteen* or *one divided by fifteen*. While these are understandable, *one fifteenth* or *a fifteenth* is the natural fractional form in everyday English.
Συνώνυμα
one fifteenth (More explicit fractional form, often clearer in speech and writing than the shorter *a fifteenth*.)
Αντώνυμα
the whole (Represents the complete amount, as opposed to just one small fractional part.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a fifteenth of the total |one fifteenth share |a fifteenth of the cost |a fifteenth of the income
Θέματα
numbers |math |finance |core_vocabulary |education
Παραδείγματα
  • Only a fifteenth of the budget is spent on training.
  • Each investor owns a fifteenth of the company.
  • The tax rate increased by a fifteenth this year.
  • He donated a fifteenth of his salary to charity.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
  • We paid a fifteenth of the total price today.
  • Each friend took a fifteenth of the cake.
  • She spends a fifteenth of her money on books.
Ουσιαστικό technical B2 relation
4

two-octave musical interval

In music, a sound or note that is two octaves higher than the written note, often made by a special organ stop.

Μοτίβο χρήσης: play at the fifteenth [on an organ]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may think *fifteenth* in this context means the fifteenth note in a scale, but in music it refers to an interval of two octaves or an organ stop at that pitch.
Συνώνυμα
double octave (General musical term for an interval of two octaves; lacks the specific association with organ stops that *fifteenth* has.)
Αντώνυμα
unison (Indicates no pitch distance between notes, contrasting with the wide two-octave distance of a fifteenth.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
organ fifteenth |fifteenth stop |at the fifteenth |fifteenth rank
Θέματα
music |art |arts_entertainment
Παραδείγματα
  • The organist pulled out the fifteenth to brighten the sound of the hymn.
  • In this passage the melody is doubled at the fifteenth above the soprano line.
  • Adding the fifteenth stop gives the organ tone extra brilliance.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
  • The organ has a fifteenth stop for very high notes.
  • The melody is played at the fifteenth above the main tune.
  • He explained that a fifteenth is two octaves higher.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
fifteenth
IPA
GB/fɪftˈinθ/
US/fɪftˈinθ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
fif - teenth (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (teenth)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
  • Base: fifteenth
  • Comparative: fifteenther
  • Superlative: fifteenthest
Noun
  • Base: fifteenth
  • Plural: fifteenths
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
fifteenths noun fifteenther adjective fifteenthest adjective
Core family
fifteen number A1
Related words
five number A1 fifth number A1 fifty number A1
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