ten

number

/ten/

Idioms

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10
- There are only ten of these rare animals left.
- ten of Sweden’s top financial experts
- Twelve people were invited but only ten turned up.
- Do you have change for ten dollars?
- a ten-month contract
- Look at page ten.
- Ten and two is twelve.
- Two tens are twenty.
- I can't read your writing—is this meant to be a ten?
- The bulbs are planted in sevens or tens (= groups of seven or ten).
- We moved to America when I was ten (= ten years old).
- Shall we meet at ten (= at ten o'clock), then?
Word OriginOld English tēn, tīen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tien and German zehn, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit daśa, Greek deka, and Latin decem.

Idioms

ten out of ten (for something)

(British English, often ironic) used to say that somebody has guessed something correctly or done something very well
- Not brilliant, Robyn, but I'll give you ten out of ten for effort.
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2

ten to one

(informal) very probably
- Ten to one he'll be late.
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2

two/ten a penny (British English)

(North American English a dime a dozen)

very common and therefore not valuable
- Teachers of history are ten a penny.

单词	ten
释义	ten number /ten/ /ten/ Idioms jump to other results 10 There are only ten of these rare animals left. ten of Sweden’s top financial experts Twelve people were invited but only ten turned up. Do you have change for ten dollars? a ten-month contract Look at page ten. Ten and two is twelve. Two tens are twenty. I can't read your writing—is this meant to be a ten? The bulbs are planted in sevens or tens (= groups of seven or ten). We moved to America when I was ten (= ten years old). Shall we meet at ten (= at ten o'clock), then? Word OriginOld English tēn, tīen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tien and German zehn, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit daśa, Greek deka, and Latin decem. Idioms ten out of ten (for something) (British English, often ironic) used to say that somebody has guessed something correctly or done something very well Not brilliant, Robyn, but I'll give you ten out of ten for effort. Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2 ten to one (informal) very probably Ten to one he'll be late. Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2 two/ten a penny (British English) (North American English a dime a dozen) very common and therefore not valuable Teachers of history are ten a penny.
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