sixteenth
gb/sˈɪkstˈinθ/ us/sˈɪkstˈinθ/
A2
Engleză
~ 7000
Sensuri
0 sensuri
adjective
A2
relation
1
in the sixteenth position
Coming after the fifteenth; number 16 in order.
Tipar de utilizare:
the sixteenth [thing/person/day]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners often confuse "sixteen" (the number) with "sixteenth" (the order). Use "sixteen" for counting ("I am sixteen"), and "sixteenth" for position ("I am the sixteenth student in the line"). In dates, write "the sixteenth of May" or "May 16th", not "the sixteen of May".
Sinonime
16th (Written form often used in dates and lists instead of the full word.)
Antonime
fifteenth (The position immediately before sixteenth in order.)
Colocații
sixteenth birthday
|sixteenth century
|sixteenth floor
|sixteenth chapter
|sixteenth place
|sixteenth day
Teme
numbers
|time
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- She lives on the sixteenth floor of the building.
- Tomorrow is my sixteenth birthday.
- Their office is on the sixteenth level of the car park.
- The sixteenth chapter explains the main theory in detail.
- He finished in sixteenth place in the marathon last year.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Our class is on the sixteenth floor.
- My sister will have her sixteenth birthday next week.
- The book gets hard after the sixteenth page.
- He was the sixteenth person in the line.
- We moved to this city on the sixteenth day of June.
unknown
B1
entity
2
person or thing in 16th place
The person or thing that is number sixteen in a line, list, race, or group.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone/something] is (the) sixteenth
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes add an article incorrectly and say "he is a sixteenth" when they mean position. For order or rank, say "he is sixteenth" or "he is the sixteenth". Use "a sixteenth" mainly for the fraction meaning.
Sinonime
number sixteen (Less precise about order type, but often used in sports or lists to mean the same position.)
Antonime
first (Represents the top or starting position, opposite of a much lower position like sixteenth.)
Colocații
come sixteenth
|finish sixteenth
|ranked sixteenth
|placed sixteenth
|sixteenth in line
Teme
numbers
|ranking
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- Out of fifty runners, she came sixteenth.
- He was the sixteenth to speak at the conference.
- Our team is currently sixteenth in the league table.
- The sixteenth in line complained about the long wait.
- She moved from sixteenth to tenth in the rankings this year.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I was sixteenth in the race.
- Our team is sixteenth in the group.
- He is the sixteenth on the list.
- She was the sixteenth to enter the room.
- They finished sixteenth out of twenty teams.
Substantiv
B1
quantity
3
one part out of sixteen
One part when something is cut into sixteen equal pieces; the fraction 1/16.
Tipar de utilizare:
a sixteenth of [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes say "one sixteen" instead of "one sixteenth" for the fraction 1/16. Use the "-th" ending (sixteenth) when talking about parts of a whole. Also, when the numerator is more than one, use the plural: "two sixteenths", not "two sixteenth".
Sinonime
one sixteenth (More explicit mathematical form, especially in writing or teaching.)
Antonime
whole (Refers to the complete amount, not divided into fractional parts like a sixteenth.)
Colocații
a sixteenth of an inch
|a sixteenth of a mile
|a sixteenth of the total
|one sixteenth
|three sixteenths
Teme
numbers
|math
|core_vocabulary
|education
Exemple
- The cut was only a sixteenth of an inch deep.
- Add one sixteenth of a teaspoon of salt for better flavor.
- Only a sixteenth of the land is used for farming.
- He owns three sixteenths of the company.
- The error was less than a sixteenth of a percent.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The line moves only a sixteenth of an inch.
- I ate one sixteenth of the cake.
- He paid a sixteenth of the total price.
- Cut the wood so it is a sixteenth shorter.
- She owns one sixteenth of the house.
Substantiv
technical
B2
entity
4
musical note one-sixteenth long
In music, a very short note that lasts one sixteenth as long as a whole note.
Tipar de utilizare:
a sixteenth (note) in [music/passage]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse "sixteenth note" with "sixteen note". Always use the ordinal form "sixteenth" for note values. In British English, this note is usually called a "semiquaver"; mixing the two terms in the same context can confuse listeners.
Sinonime
sixteenth note (More explicit and standard term, especially in American English; the single word "sixteenth" is often used by musicians in informal talk.)
Antonime
whole note (A note with the longest common time value, opposite of the very short sixteenth note.)
Colocații
sixteenth note
|rapid sixteenths
|play sixteenth notes
|string of sixteenths
|sixteenth-note run
Teme
music
|art
|arts_entertainment
|education
Exemple
- The passage is full of fast sixteenths in the right hand.
- Begin by practicing the sixteenth notes slowly with a metronome.
- She stumbled over the sixteenths in the middle of the bar.
- The drummer added a line of sixteenths on the hi-hat.
- Those repeated sixteenths give the piece its driving energy.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The piano part has many sixteenth notes.
- Play the sixteenths very slowly at first.
- These sixteenth notes are hard for me.
- The song starts with four sixteenths on the drum.
- Count the sixteenths carefully with the beat.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
sixteenth
IPA
GB/sˈɪkstˈinθ/
US/sˈɪkstˈinθ/
Silabe și accent
six - teenth (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (six)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: sixteenth
- Comparative: sixteenther
- Superlative: sixteenthest
Noun
- Base: sixteenth
- Plural: sixteenths
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
a sixteenth note
1/ə sˈɪkstˈinθ nˈoʊt/
fixed phrase
technical
very short musical note value
In music, a note that lasts one sixteenth as long as a whole note.
Exemple
- The rhythm switches from eighth notes to a sixteenth note at the end of the bar.
- Practice playing a sixteenth note cleanly before adding the rest of the pattern.
on the sixteenth
1/ˈɔn ðə sˈɪkstˈinθ/
fixed phrase
on the 16th day of a month
On the day of a month that has the number sixteen.
Exemple
- My rent is due on the sixteenth of every month.
- The meeting was moved to Monday the sixteenth.
sixteenth birthday
1/sˈɪkstˈinθ bˈɚθdˌeɪ/
fixed phrase
birthday when someone turns 16
The birthday on which a person becomes sixteen years old.
Exemple
- She had a big party for her sixteenth birthday.
- He got his first car as a present on his sixteenth birthday.
the Sixteenth Amendment
1/ðə sˈɪkstˈinθ əmˈɛndmənt/
fixed phrase
16th U.S. constitutional amendment
The sixteenth change made to the Constitution of the United States, which allows the government to collect income tax.
Exemple
- The Sixteenth Amendment gave Congress the power to collect income taxes.
- In his history paper, he explained the effects of the Sixteenth Amendment.
the sixteenth century
1/ðə sˈɪkstˈinθ sˈɛnt͡ʃɚi/
fixed phrase
the years 1501–1600
The period of time from the year 1501 to the year 1600.
Exemple
- Many important scientific ideas were developed in the sixteenth century.
- The castle was built in the sixteenth century and still stands today.