threethree /θriː/ ●●● S1 W2 number 
They’ve won their last three games. We’d better go. It’s almost three (=three o'clock). My little sister’s only three (=three years old).2 in threes in groups of three people or things: Teachers taking part will be asked to work in threes. → threesome, third1
WORD ORIGINthree
Origin:
Old English thrie, threoWORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Ten years after he bought the painting, Carswell discovered that it was a fake. Our birthdays are exactly a month apart. The rent money is two months in arrears. 3.5 billion years ago Overseas debt is a staggering £16 billion. 4305 is a four-digit number. Swindon were six points down at one stage. I asked for an extra two weeks to finish the work. I only read the first two chapters of the book. It rained during the first few days of the trip. McQuaid filled his glass until it was three-quarters full. We devote five full days a month to training. His pants rose a full three inches off his shoes. I make nine hundred dollars a week. a journey of 15 hundred miles a six-inch nail A good coat will last you ten years. Cut flowers will last longer if you put flower food in the water. He became Senator two years later. The bridge is 140 feet long. The speech was twenty minutes long. The company now employs four times as many women as men. seven million dollars £37 million of new investment a ten-minute bus ride Nine out of ten students pass the test first time. She arrived three quarters of an hour (=45 minutes) late. See you Friday – your place at 8:30. five thousand dollars The company employs thirty thousand people. a three-quarter length coat $5.3 trillion Japan’s exports were worth $43 trillion last year. United were a goal up at half time. There was an hour wait before the next train departed. It’s about six metres in width.
(=with two, three, four etc people or vehicles next to each other) The planes were flying four abreast.
The planes were flying four abreast. Ten years after he bought the painting, Carswell discovered that it was a fake. Our birthdays are exactly a month apart. The rent money is two months in arrears. (=three years etc ago) His wife died a couple of years back. He called me a while back.
His wife died a couple of years back. He called me a while back. 3.5 billion years ago Overseas debt is a staggering £16 billion. (=with two, three etc floors)· Our villa was a delightful two-storey building.
(=used to say how likely something is)· People in their 30s have a one in 3,000 chance of getting the disease.
· The composition of the three-party coalition remains unchanged.
4305 is a four-digit number.· The cost of the hotel includes a three-course dinner.
(=at exactly 3:00/7:30 etc) Mr Green arrived at six on the dot.
Mr Green arrived at six on the dot. Swindon were six points down at one stage. (=24, 36, 48 etc) The number of deaths has risen to more than two dozen.
The number of deaths has risen to more than two dozen. (=having three/six etc programmes)· It’s a new four-part crime drama starting on Monday night.
I asked for an extra two weeks to finish the work. (=a man with two, three etc children) The driver, a father of four, escaped uninjured.
The driver, a father of four, escaped uninjured. I only read the first two chapters of the book. It rained during the first few days of the trip. McQuaid filled his glass until it was three-quarters full. We devote five full days a month to training. His pants rose a full three inches off his shoes. (=in prison) The judge gave her two years in prison.
The judge gave her two years in prison.· There was a group of three at the bar, two men and a woman.
(=used to tell someone that it should be easy for them to guess the answer to their question)· ‘Where is he?’ ‘I’ll give you three guesses.’
(=a hotel that has been given a particular rating)· On our honeymoon, we stayed in a four-star hotel in Paris.
(=forty-five minutes)· The journey takes three quarters of an hour.
· An hour later she arrived home.
· I had just seen him a few hours earlier.
· He left an hour ago.
I make nine hundred dollars a week. a journey of 15 hundred miles a six-inch nail· Griffiths spent three days in jail after pushing a policeman.
A good coat will last you ten years. Cut flowers will last longer if you put flower food in the water. He became Senator two years later. (=a lead of a specific amount)· Goals by Keane and Lennon gave Tottenham a two-goal lead.
The bridge is 140 feet long. The speech was twenty minutes long.· A two-thirds majority in both Houses of Congress is needed to overturn a presidential veto.
The company now employs four times as many women as men. (=a meal with several separate parts)· a three-course meal, including appetizer and dessert
seven million dollars £37 million of new investment a ten-minute bus ride (=mother of two/three etc children) Janet is a full-time teacher and a mother of two.
Janet is a full-time teacher and a mother of two.· His contract said he must give three months’ notice if he decides to leave the job.
(=0.1, 0.2 etc)
· He was given a red card on two occasions this season.
Nine out of ten students pass the test first time.· The questionnaire is in two parts: part one asks for your personal details and part two asks for your comments on the course.
(=two days, three years etc before) Six months previously he had smashed up his car.
Six months previously he had smashed up his car.· Four-bedroom properties are usually ideal for families.
(=75%) three quarters of a million pounds
three quarters of a million pounds She arrived three quarters of an hour (=45 minutes) late. (=when three people have a chance of winning)· In a three-way race, Clinton received 47 percent, Dole 35 percent, Perot 10 percent.
old use (=70 years, a person’s expected length of life)
See you Friday – your place at 8:30. (=share something between three, four etc people or groups) The money will have to be split three ways.
The money will have to be split three ways. (=when something is shared equally between three, four etc people) a three-way split in the profits
a three-way split in the profits· They are engaged in a five-year study into the effects of calcium on bone health.
(=a large seat and two chairs)
(=one with three, four etc people)· About a month ago he hired a four-man team of personal trainers.
five thousand dollars The company employs thirty thousand people. a three-quarter length coat (=having two, three etc levels or layers) a three-tiered wedding cake
a three-tiered wedding cake $5.3 trillion Japan’s exports were worth $43 trillion last year. United were a goal up at half time. There was an hour wait before the next train departed. (=having two, three etc wheels) a three-wheeled car
a three-wheeled car It’s about six metres in width. (=every three years etc) a checkup at five-yearly intervals
a checkup at five-yearly intervalsPHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► two’s company, three’s a crowd► one in every three/two in every hundred etc► three minutes/ten seconds etc flat► a good three miles/ten years etc► three goals/£200 etc to the good► two-headed/three-headed etc► to name but a few/a handful/three etc► three weeks/two years etc now► once a week/once every three months etc► twice over/three times over etc► three years/five times etc running► number one/two/three etc seed► we’re/you’re talking £500/three days etc► the three Rs► two’s company, three’s a crowd► split something two/three etc ways
1the number 3: - Bombs came in threes, to those who counted.
- Girls walked arm in arm, in threes and fours, along Fa Ngum, the road along the river.
- He preferred to do things in threes because he favored numbers divisible by three.
- If you go around in threes it's useless.
- Lone wolves are seldom seen in threes.
- Muggers went around in threes when she was out.
- Redding is hoping good things come in threes.
- We did not merely see three ships come sailing by: ordering in threes has shown significant benefits and economies.
- Three cheers for Coach Madison!
- It's three years to the day since Tony Alliss died from gunshot wounds.
- A huge goat-hair sack would then be thrown over the saddle, forming two deep pockets either side.
- Alison Edwards suffered three deep cuts in her face when she accidentally fell through a shop window.
- As it was, I had to stand around a bar packed two and three deep.
- Best show ever-me light as a feather and them standing two deep on two levels!
- I loved the first hour after the opening bell, when customers gathered three deep and the money poured in.
- This had two deep leather armchairs, a big desk with a telephone on it, and books.
- Two bulging boxes were stacked two deep on the right and left of the stage.
- Across the world, or two doors down the corridor.
- Freda Berkeley misses her and another neighbour, the writer Patrick Kinross, who lived two doors away.
- He thanked the colonel for the interview and returned doggedly to his pistol lessons in the basement range two doors away.
- He tried the house opposite, and was told two doors down.
- I took the keenest pleasure in expelling Phetlock from my old office, two doors down from the Oval.
- Mr Potts and the matrons left them in the church and went to stay two doors away, in a hotel.
- The guest room's two doors down the corridor.
- The second was in another bin beside the Argos showroom two doors away.
- At half past one the men got up and checked their equipment, gathering several sticks as well.
- At half past three he wanted to die, or to kill somebody.
- At half past two this morning my wife died.
- It was half past three in the morning.
- She arrived at the Herald building at half past three, and walked past the uniformed commissionaire to the lift.
- The return journey was supposed to start at half past three but there would always be a few people missing.
- They'd all been given leaflets about it at half past three.
- The women's competition was a two horse race between last year's winners Surrey and previous champions Essex.
- Andrus and he are two of a kind.
- I want three of a kind.
- In one way, he and Dolly were two of a kind.
- They were two of a kind - extroverted and fun-loving.
- They were two of a kind, people said.
- You and Lady Lavinia, you are two of a kind.
- You and me, we're three of a kind.
- You have to rotate the trays and try to catch two of a kind consecutively.
- After serving two years of her sentence, she was released on probation.
- As no man can serve two masters we had long been told no wise general tries to fight on two fronts.
- He gave Edberg no chance of breaking him, serving four stunning aces and a massive percentage of first services.
- Newton was released after serving two years in prison.
- Reagan became the first incumbent to serve two terms in the presidency since Dwight D.. Eisenhower in the 1950s.
- She served three consecutive terms from 1877 to 1885, and was noted for her fearlessness and power of debate.
- The new managers saw their administrative responsibilities as serving two purposes.
- This story serves two important purposes.
- For the younger pilots, I had two strikes against me before I even began that were impossible to overcome.
- Generally, unless batters have two strikes against them, Bosley doesn't want them to swing at high strikes.
- Third, after a terrific three-cornered fight, were David Hoskins and David James.
They’ve won their last three games. We’d better go. It’s almost three (=three o'clock). My little sister’s only three (=three years old).2 in threes in groups of three people or things: Teachers taking part will be asked to work in threes. → threesome, third1