seventy

noun

sev·en·ty ˈse-vən-tē How to pronounce seventy (audio)

ˈse-bᵊm-,

-dē

plural seventies

: a number equal to seven times 10 see Table of Numbers

seventies plural : the numbers 70 to 79

specifically : the years 70 to 79 in a lifetime or century

capitalized : a Mormon elder ordained for missionary work under the apostles

seventieth

ˈse-vən-tē-əth How to pronounce seventy (audio)

ˈse-bᵊm-

-dē-

adjective or noun

seventy adjective

seventy pronoun, plural in construction

Example Sentences

She is in her seventies.

Recent Examples on the Web Gradually, the group began to take stylistic digressions, with the same sort of imaginative confidence that David Byrne and the Talking Heads had in the late seventies.

Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 25 May 2020 At 47, Soro is the youngest major politician in a country dominated by men well into their seventies, and his social-media savvy — 963,000 followers on Twitter — and penchant for bling resonate with a new generation of voters.

Anthony Halpin, Bloomberg.com, 29 Apr. 2020 Some of them were older than I, in their sixties and seventies.

Geoffrey Owens, PEOPLE.com, 1 Apr. 2020 The decision to spend time in a remote location makes sense for the duke and duchess, who are both in their seventies and, as a result, at a .

Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Mar. 2020 Back in the sixties and seventies a boy could still run off to play alone during the idyllic era between rural-agrarian America, when kids worked the land, and today’s suburban-urban America, when kids embrace indoor entertainment.

New York Times, 18 Feb. 2020 The seven people – four males and three females – were all family members in their thirties and seventies.

The Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, 19 Mar. 2020 The other remarkable gift to my mid-seventies was winning the Grammy for album of the year with Daft Punk.

Katherine Turman, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2019 The ages span from early twenties to mid-seventies, and the group turns out to be resoundingly Caucasian.

Barrett Swanson, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

seventy, adjective, from Middle English, from Old English seofontig, short for hundseofontig, from hundseofontig, noun, group of seventy, from hund hundred + seofon seven + -tig group of ten; akin to Old English tīen ten

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	seventy
释义	seventy noun sev·en·ty ˈse-vən-tē ˈse-bᵊm-, -dē plural seventies 1 : a number equal to seven times 10 see Table of Numbers 2 seventies plural : the numbers 70 to 79 specifically : the years 70 to 79 in a lifetime or century 3 capitalized : a Mormon elder ordained for missionary work under the apostles seventieth ˈse-vən-tē-əth ˈse-bᵊm- -dē- adjective or noun seventy adjective seventy pronoun, plural in construction Example Sentences She is in her seventies. Recent Examples on the Web Gradually, the group began to take stylistic digressions, with the same sort of imaginative confidence that David Byrne and the Talking Heads had in the late seventies. Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 25 May 2020 At 47, Soro is the youngest major politician in a country dominated by men well into their seventies, and his social-media savvy — 963,000 followers on Twitter — and penchant for bling resonate with a new generation of voters. Anthony Halpin, Bloomberg.com, 29 Apr. 2020 Some of them were older than I, in their sixties and seventies. Geoffrey Owens, PEOPLE.com, 1 Apr. 2020 The decision to spend time in a remote location makes sense for the duke and duchess, who are both in their seventies and, as a result, at a . Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Mar. 2020 Back in the sixties and seventies a boy could still run off to play alone during the idyllic era between rural-agrarian America, when kids worked the land, and today’s suburban-urban America, when kids embrace indoor entertainment. New York Times, 18 Feb. 2020 The seven people – four males and three females – were all family members in their thirties and seventies. The Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, 19 Mar. 2020 The other remarkable gift to my mid-seventies was winning the Grammy for album of the year with Daft Punk. Katherine Turman, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2019 The ages span from early twenties to mid-seventies, and the group turns out to be resoundingly Caucasian. Barrett Swanson, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019 See More Word History Etymology seventy, adjective, from Middle English, from Old English seofontig, short for hundseofontig, from hundseofontig, noun, group of seventy, from hund hundred + seofon seven + -tig group of ten; akin to Old English tīen ten First Known Use 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing seventy seventy-eight seventy-eight Kids Definition seventy 1 of 2 adjective sev·en·ty ˈse-vən-tē -dē : being seven times ten seventy 2 of 2 noun : seven times ten : 70
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seventy

noun

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing seventy

Kids Definition

adjective

noun