tenten /ten/ ●●● S1 W2 number, noun 
Snow had been falling steadily for ten days. I need to be home by ten (=ten o'clock). At the time, she was about ten (=ten years old).2ten to one informal used to say that something is very likely: Ten to one he’ll have forgotten all about it tomorrow.3be ten a penny British English informal to be very common and therefore not special or unusual → be a dime a dozen at dime(2)4(get) ten out of ten (for something) British English used in schools to give a perfect mark, or humorously to praise someone: You get ten out of ten for effort, Simon.5[countable] a piece of paper money that is worth ten dollars or ten pounds: I reached inside my purse and handed him a ten.
WORD ORIGINten
Origin:
Old English tienLongman Language Activatorvery likely to happen or be true
· An early end to the dispute is now very likely.· "Do you think she's still in love with him?" "More than likely."· Victory for the German team now seems more than likely.very likely/more than likely to do something · Snow is very likely to spread across the region by the afternoon.it's very likely (that) · It's very likely that he'll be late -- he usually is.
especially written · The number of dead will very probably reach 2,000 by the end of the day.· The disease is very probably transmitted in water.
extremely likely to happen or be true: it is almost certain (that): · It is almost certain that the government will lose the next election.almost certain to do something: · Bartholomew's family is almost certain to appeal the court's decision.
very probably - use this when you have considered something and you are giving your opinion about it: · In all probability, parts of the church date from even earlier than the twelfth century.· She knew that, in all probability, he was seeing other women as well as herself.
spoken say this when you think it is extremely likely that something will happen or has happened: (it's)ten to one (that): · Stop worrying, Mum. Ten to one Liz has just gone round to a friend's house.· It's ten to one you'll get the job - you're perfect for it.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The river is 2 kilometres across. Geneva is about 20 miles away. Janet’s sister was eight years her elder. Re-apply your sunscreen every two hours. There were traffic lights every ten yards. I asked for an extra two weeks to finish the work. The patient was a girl of 12. None of these sculptures was less than three metres in height. Sunflowers can grow to a height of 15 feet. The price of oil reached a new high this week. Each lesson lasts an hour. The ceasefire didn’t last long. You’re half an hour late. The bus came ten minutes late. Nadal was leading by two sets. Nine out of ten students pass the test first time. Have you change for a 50-cent piece? The clock is about five minutes slow. Could you possibly spare me a few moments in private (=used to ask someone if they have time to quickly talk to you)? Isabel stayed for a year in Paris to study.
The river is 2 kilometres across. Geneva is about 20 miles away. (=used to say how likely something is)· People in their 30s have a one in 3,000 chance of getting the disease.
· A four-year-old child should not be left on their own.
Janet’s sister was eight years her elder. Re-apply your sunscreen every two hours. There were traffic lights every ten yards. I asked for an extra two weeks to finish the work. The patient was a girl of 12. None of these sculptures was less than three metres in height. Sunflowers can grow to a height of 15 feet. The price of oil reached a new high this week. Each lesson lasts an hour. The ceasefire didn’t last long. You’re half an hour late. The bus came ten minutes late. Nadal was leading by two sets.· His contract said he must give three months’ notice if he decides to leave the job.
Nine out of ten students pass the test first time. Have you change for a 50-cent piece?· Unesco has a 25-year plan to provide basic education to all.
old use (=70 years, a person’s expected length of life)
· I’ve known him for ten years.
The clock is about five minutes slow. Could you possibly spare me a few moments in private (=used to ask someone if they have time to quickly talk to you)? Isabel stayed for a year in Paris to study.· The president is elected for a five-year term.
(=ten minutes, twenty minutes etc before a particular hour)
· William waited an hour for his sister to arrive.
· He began the five-mile walk back to town.
· We won by 23 points.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► anywhere between one and ten/anywhere from one to ten etc► three minutes/ten seconds etc flat► a good three miles/ten years etc► ten days hence/five months hence etc► be a long time/ten years etc in the making► be two/five/ten etc years somebody’s senior► at ten thirty/2 o'clock etc sharp► five-spot/ten-spot etc► nine times out of ten/99 times out of 100 etc► within two feet/ten years etc either way► ten pounds’ worth/$500 worth etc of something► ten minutes’ worth/a week’s worth etc of something
1the number 10: - Ten to one Marsha will be late.
- It's ten to one you'll get the job - you're perfect for it.
- Stop worrying, Mum. Ten to one Liz has just gone round to a friend's house.
- All you've done is hold out the whole day against odds of ten to one.
- He honed his pilots' aerial skills to so fine a point that their kill ratio reached ten to one.
- I could have got odds of ten to one and made a fortune.
- She reached the restaurant at ten to one, precisely on time.
- The first time you sleep with some one ten to one they're going to be a stranger.
- They go using mallets and chisels, and ten to one they'd extend the fracture line.
- Anyway, they would fall in love with these Counts who were ten a penny and even pay for their drinks.
- Colleagues, acquaintances - they are ten a penny.
- Dallams were ten a penny in the backstreets of Frizingley.
- Teachers of history are ten a penny, and out-of-work teachers of history are twenty a penny.
- These rings are ten a penny.
- Uncritical testimonials to the postmodern's attractions are ten a penny, and conservative denunciations thereof not much scarcer.
- Gave it ten out of ten.
- Other watches of the time sped up or slowed down by a factor of ten seconds for every one-degree change in temperature.
- So look at your friends, see what they are a little vain about and then multiply by a factor of ten.
- His wife's name was Sarah; she was five years his junior, and she predeceased him by ten months.
- The 42-year-old princess married Commander Tim Laurence, who is five years her junior, just before Christmas.
- Nine times out of ten I just skip breakfast and have a coffee.
- Nine times out of ten we can beat them, but last night they creamed us.
- Nine times out of ten, jobs that become vacant are filled from inside the organization.
- Anyway, they would fall in love with these Counts who were ten a penny and even pay for their drinks.
- Dallams were ten a penny in the backstreets of Frizingley.
- Moreover, although titles were two a penny in Cannes, Lord Westbourne was different.
- Now they are two a penny - or rather they were until 1990.
- Teachers of history are ten a penny, and out-of-work teachers of history are twenty a penny.
- There, residential and nursing homes are two a penny.
- These rings are ten a penny.
- Uncritical testimonials to the postmodern's attractions are ten a penny, and conservative denunciations thereof not much scarcer.
- It retains a five-speed gearbox: the 959 had six speeds.
- The performance through the five-speed manual gearbox is impressive, and higher speed cruising is effortless and remarkably quiet.
- Besides being one of Henry III's most frequent ambassadors to Rome, Alexander served many times as papal judge delegate.
- I am feeling much better, though there are many times when I feel a dull ache.
- Now, as many times before, the City is missing a chance to put the system right.
- The amount of metal needed is ten times what we used on Mars.
- The males adapt to their new and relaxed home by evolving at ten times the rate of their consorts.
- The prince visited many times more.
- The real frequency of worldwide maternal mortality may be as much as three to five times higher than this ratio.
- Tours leave five times a day.
Snow had been falling steadily for ten days. I need to be home by ten (=ten o'clock). At the time, she was about ten (=ten years old).2ten to one informal used to say that something is very likely: Ten to one he’ll have forgotten all about it tomorrow.3be ten a penny British English informal to be very common and therefore not special or unusual → be a dime a dozen at dime(2)4(get) ten out of ten (for something) British English used in schools to give a perfect mark, or humorously to praise someone: You get ten out of ten for effort, Simon.5[countable] a piece of paper money that is worth ten dollars or ten pounds: I reached inside my purse and handed him a ten.