seventy

[ sev-uhn-tee ]

/ ˈsɛv ən ti /

noun, plural sev·en·ties.

a cardinal number, 10 times 7.

a symbol for this number, as 70 or LXX.

a set of this many persons or things.

seventies, the numbers, years, degrees, or the like from 70 through 79, as in referring to numbered streets, indicating the years of a lifetime or of a century, or referring to degrees of temperature: They live in the Seventies. His uncle is in his early seventies. It was in the seventies yesterday.

the Seventy, the body of scholars who produced the Septuagint.

adjective

amounting to 70 in number.

Origin of seventy

1150–1200; Middle English; Old English seofontig.See seven, -ty¹

Words nearby seventy

Seventh-Day Adventist, Seventh-Day Adventists, seventh heaven, seventh-inning stretch, seventieth, seventy, seventy-eight, seventy-eighth, seventy-fifth, seventy-first, seventy-five

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Example sentences from the Web for seventy

Seventy three percent of students at David Douglas High School in Portland, Oregon are low-income.
What It Takes to Fix American Education|Jonah Edelman|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Seventy years ago, a little girl was buried alive by a German missile.
Life Under Air Strikes: Children Under Fire Will Never Forget — or Forgive|Clive Irving|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Seventy years ago the fate of Europe was decided in a few bloody hours on the beaches of Normandy.
The Deadly Trap Behind D-Day’s Beaches|Clive Irving|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Seventy percent of these went to British, Irish, and Germans.
Ellis Island’s Doubled-Edged Legacy|J.P. O’Malley|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Seventy years ago, a deadly battle took place in the Micronesian Sea.
A WWII Battle Frozen in Time|Nina Strochlic|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A man of seventy and a boy of fourteen were running for the forest.
The Scouts of the Valley|Joseph A. Altsheler
They were short of provisions, and we gave them a barrel of ship-bread, and seventy pounds of beef.
Audubon and his Journals, Volume I (of 2)|Maria R. Audubon
He wanted "compensation" for not getting any plunder out of Holy Cross, so he robbed Mr. Ryan of seventy thousand dollars.
Curly|Roger Pocock
The king squandered upon her some seventy odd millions of the public money as money is now valued.
Fragonard|Haldane Macfall
Seventy or seventy-five thousand dollars, besides your house and barn money, shall be my limit.
The Fat of the Land|John Williams Streeter

British Dictionary definitions for seventy

seventy

/ (ˈsɛvəntɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and sevenSee also number (def. 1)

a numeral, 70, LXX, etc, representing this number

(plural) the numbers 70–79, esp the 70th to the 79th year of a person's life or of a particular century

the amount or quantity that is seven times as big as ten

something represented by, representing, or consisting of 70 units

determiner

amounting to seventythe seventy varieties of fabric
(as pronoun)to invite seventy to the wedding

Word Origin for seventy

Old English seofentig

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单词	seventy
释义	seventy [ sev-uhn-tee ] / ˈsɛv ən ti / noun, plural sev·en·ties. a cardinal number, 10 times 7. a symbol for this number, as 70 or LXX. a set of this many persons or things. seventies, the numbers, years, degrees, or the like from 70 through 79, as in referring to numbered streets, indicating the years of a lifetime or of a century, or referring to degrees of temperature: They live in the Seventies. His uncle is in his early seventies. It was in the seventies yesterday. the Seventy, the body of scholars who produced the Septuagint. adjective amounting to 70 in number. Origin of seventy 1150–1200; Middle English; Old English seofontig.See seven, -ty¹ Words nearby seventy Seventh-Day Adventist, Seventh-Day Adventists, seventh heaven, seventh-inning stretch, seventieth, seventy, seventy-eight, seventy-eighth, seventy-fifth, seventy-first, seventy-five Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for seventy Seventy three percent of students at David Douglas High School in Portland, Oregon are low-income. What It Takes to Fix American Education\|Jonah Edelman\|November 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Seventy years ago, a little girl was buried alive by a German missile. Life Under Air Strikes: Children Under Fire Will Never Forget — or Forgive\|Clive Irving\|August 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Seventy years ago the fate of Europe was decided in a few bloody hours on the beaches of Normandy. The Deadly Trap Behind D-Day’s Beaches\|Clive Irving\|June 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Seventy percent of these went to British, Irish, and Germans. Ellis Island’s Doubled-Edged Legacy\|J.P. O’Malley\|May 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Seventy years ago, a deadly battle took place in the Micronesian Sea. A WWII Battle Frozen in Time\|Nina Strochlic\|May 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A man of seventy and a boy of fourteen were running for the forest. The Scouts of the Valley\|Joseph A. Altsheler They were short of provisions, and we gave them a barrel of ship-bread, and seventy pounds of beef. Audubon and his Journals, Volume I (of 2)\|Maria R. Audubon He wanted "compensation" for not getting any plunder out of Holy Cross, so he robbed Mr. Ryan of seventy thousand dollars. Curly\|Roger Pocock The king squandered upon her some seventy odd millions of the public money as money is now valued. Fragonard\|Haldane Macfall Seventy or seventy-five thousand dollars, besides your house and barn money, shall be my limit. The Fat of the Land\|John Williams Streeter British Dictionary definitions for seventy seventy / (ˈsɛvəntɪ) / noun plural -ties the cardinal number that is the product of ten and sevenSee also number (def. 1) a numeral, 70, LXX, etc, representing this number (plural) the numbers 70–79, esp the 70th to the 79th year of a person's life or of a particular century the amount or quantity that is seven times as big as ten something represented by, representing, or consisting of 70 units determiner amounting to seventythe seventy varieties of fabric (as pronoun)to invite seventy to the wedding Word Origin for seventy Old English seofentig Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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