sixteen
gb/sˈɪkstˈin/ us/sˈɪkstˈin/
A1
Angol
~ 3500
Jelentések
0 jelentés
numeral
A1
quantity
1
The number 16
The number that comes after fifteen and before seventeen.
Gyakori hiba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sixteen' with 'sixty' in pronunciation or spelling.
Szinonimák
16 (Numerical symbol for the number sixteen.)
Antonimák
seventeen (The next higher number after sixteen.)
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fifteen (The next lower number before sixteen.)
Szókapcsolatok
sixteen years old
|sixteen people
|sixteen times
|sixteen percent
Témák
mathematics
|daily life
|education
|core_vocabulary
Példák
- There are sixteen students in the class.
- She turned sixteen last month.
- The recipe calls for sixteen ounces of flour.
- They drove for sixteen miles before stopping.
- Sixteen teams will compete in the tournament.
Példák tanulóknak
- I am sixteen years old.
- There are sixteen chairs in the room.
- The box has sixteen apples.
- My sister is sixteen today.
- We have sixteen books on the table.
Nyelvtan
Szótári alak
sixteen
IPA
GB/sˈɪkstˈin/
US/sˈɪkstˈin/
Szótagolás és hangsúly
six - teen (2 szótag)
Stress on 1st syllable (six)
Szóalakok
Noun
- Base: sixteen
- Plural: sixteens
Szócsalád
Forms
sixteens
noun
Core family
sixteenth
ordinal numeral A2
Kifejezések
sixteen going on seventeen
1/sˈɪkstˈin ɡˈoʊɪŋ ˈɔn sˈɛvəntˈin/
fixed phrase
Almost seventeen years old
Used to say someone is sixteen now and will soon be seventeen.
Példák
- She’s sixteen going on seventeen and already thinking about college.
- He sang 'Sixteen Going on Seventeen' in the school play.
sweet sixteen
1/swˈit sˈɪkstˈin/
fixed phrase
informal
Girl's sixteenth birthday celebration
A party or celebration for a girl’s sixteenth birthday, often considered special in some cultures.
Példák
- Her parents threw a big sweet sixteen party for her.
- She has been planning her sweet sixteen for months.