How to use twenty in a sentence. A 'score' is a group of twenty (often used in combination with a cardinal number, e.g Fourscore to mean 80), [11] but also often used as a large, indefinite number [12] (e.g The newspaper headline scores of typhoon survivors flown to manila). Definition of twenty in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
It takes me twenty minutes to get to work I found a twenty pence piece in the phone booth She practised medicine for twenty years before she became a writer She was only twenty when she had her first baby If i look flustered it's because i'm trying to do about twenty things at once. Twenty is the number 20
When you talk about the twenties, you are referring to numbers between 20 and 29 For example, if you are in your twenties, you are aged between 20 and 29 If the temperature is in the twenties, the temperature is between 20 and 29 degrees. A cardinal number, 10 times 2. See examples of twenty used in a sentence. /ˈtwɛnti/ ipa guide other forms
Twenties definitions of twenty noun the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one synonyms Meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the oxford english dictionary Twenty synonyms, twenty pronunciation, twenty translation, english dictionary definition of twenty The cardinal number equal to 2 × 10 A decade or the numbers from 20 to 29 The children are now in their twenties
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