thousand
gb/θˈaʊzənd/ us/θˈaʊzənd/
A2
Inggeris
~ 4100
ezer, rengeteg, ezerszer
KATA NAMA
A2
1
ezer
A1
Corak penggunaan:
[number] thousand
There were more than a thousand people at the concert.
Több mint ezer ember volt a koncerten.
The company donated a thousand books to the school.
A cég ezer könyvet adományozott az iskolának.
It costs about a thousand dollars to repair the roof.
He ran a thousand meters in under four minutes.
Contoh untuk pelajar
I have a thousand coins.
Ezer érmém van.
She wants to buy a car for a thousand dollars.
Ezer dollárért szeretne autót venni.
We saw a thousand birds in the park.
A thousand people live in this small town.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners sometimes confuse 'thousand' with 'thousands' when describing large, non-specific numbers. 'Thousands' means many thousands; 'a thousand' means exactly one thousand.
Maksud
The number 1,000
Kolokasi
a thousand dollars
|several thousand people
|thousand years
|over a thousand
|thousand times
Sinonim
kilo (Used in metric measurements to mean one thousand units, often in technical contexts.)
Antonim
zero (Opposite in quantity; represents nothing instead of one thousand.)
Tema
mathematics
|daily life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Definisi
The number that is one more than 999.
The cardinal number equal to ten hundreds, represented numerically as 1,000.
KATA NAMA
B1
2
Corak penggunaan:
a thousand [things]
I have told you a thousand times to be careful.
Már ezerszer mondtam, hogy légy óvatos.
There are a thousand reasons why this plan will work.
Ezer oka van annak, hogy ez a terv működni fog.
A thousand thanks for your help today.
Contoh untuk pelajar
I have a thousand things to do today.
Ezer dolgom van ma.
He gave me a thousand reasons to stay.
Ezer okot adott, hogy maradjak.
She said thank you a thousand times.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners may take the expression literally when it is meant figuratively; context usually shows it means 'many'.
Maksud
A large, indefinite number
Kolokasi
a thousand thanks
|a thousand excuses
|a thousand reasons
Sinonim
myriad (More formal and less common in everyday speech; means countless or extremely many.)
Antonim
few (Indicates a small number, opposite of a large or hyperbolic amount.)
Tema
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definisi
A way to say there are very many of something, not exactly one thousand.
A large but unspecified number, often used hyperbolically.
Tatabahasa
Bentuk kamus
thousand
IPA
GB/θˈaʊzənd/
US/θˈaʊzənd/
Suku kata dan tekanan
thou - sand (2 suku kata)
Stress on 1st syllable (thou)
Bentuk kata
Noun
- Base: thousand
- Plural: thousand, thousands
Keluarga kata
Forms
thousands
noun
Core family
thousandth
adjective
Related words
thousandfold
adjective
Ungkapan
a picture is worth a thousand words
1/ə pˈɪkt͡ʃɚ ˈɪz wˈɚθ ə θˈaʊzənd wˈɚdz/
idiom
An image can say more than words
A picture can show an idea or story better than words can.
Contoh
- The diagram explains it well—after all, a picture is worth a thousand words.
- Instead of describing the scene, she showed us a photo. A picture is worth a thousand words.
one in a thousand
1/wˈʌn ˈɪn ə θˈaʊzənd/
fixed phrase
Rare and exceptional person or thing
Someone or something that is very special and hard to find among many others.
Contoh
- She's truly one in a thousand—so talented and kind.
- Finding such an honest mechanic is like finding one in a thousand.
thanks a thousand
1/θˈæŋks ə θˈaʊzənd/
fixed phrase
informal
Strong thanks expressed with exaggeration
A way to say 'thank you very much' using the word 'thousand' for emphasis.
Contoh
- Thanks a thousand for helping me move yesterday!
- You saved me hours of work—thanks a thousand!