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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ten /tɛn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a cardinal number, nine plus one.
- a symbol for this number, as 10 or X.
- a set of this many persons or things.
- Informal Termsa ten-dollar bill.
- MathematicsAlso called ˈten's ˈplace.
- (in a mixed number) the position of the second digit to the left of the decimal point.
- (in a whole number) the position of the second digit from the right.
adj. - amounting to ten in number.
-ten-, root. - -ten- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "hold.'' This meaning is found in such words as: abstinence, content, continent, countenance, impertinent, incontinent, lieutenant, pertinent, retentive, sustenance, tenable, tenacious, tenant, untenable. See -tain-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ten (ten),USA pronunciation n. - a cardinal number, nine plus one.
- a symbol for this number, as 10 or X.
- a set of this many persons or things.
- Gamesa playing card with ten pips.
- [Informal.]a ten-dollar bill:She had two tens and a five in her purse.
- MathematicsAlso called ten's place.
- (in a mixed number) the position of the second digit to the left of the decimal point.
- (in a whole number) the position of the second digit from the right.
- take ten, [Informal.]to rest from what one is doing, esp. for ten minutes.
adj. - amounting to ten in number.
- bef. 900; Middle English ten(e), tenn(e), Old English tēn(e), tīen(e); cognate with Dutch tien, German zehn, Old Norse tīu, Gothic taihun, Latin decem, Greek déka, Sanskrit daśa
- the upper end of a rating scale, with 10 indicating the best or a perfect score:That new novel is wonderful—I'd rate it a 10.
ten., - tenor.
- [Music.]tenuto.
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