Fourteen
/ˌfɔːrˈtiːn/
Definitions
2 meaningsThe number that is equal to four more than ten.
/ˌfɔːrˈtiːn/
The number 14.
She counted fourteen stars in the sky.
💡 Simply: It's like having a whole bunch of something, like 10 cookies plus 4 more! Yum!
👶 For kids: It's the number after thirteen!
More Examples
The baker made a batch of fourteen cupcakes.
There are fourteen days in a fortnight.
How It's Used
"He bought fourteen apples."
"Fourteen is an even number."
Amounting to the number fourteen.
/ˌfɔːrˈtiːn/
Amounting to 14 in number.
The movie started at fourteen hundred hours.
💡 Simply: Describing something that comes in a group of 14. Like, 'I have fourteen stickers!'
👶 For kids: Meaning there are 14 of something, like 14 toys!
More Examples
She invited fourteen people to the dinner.
The cat had fourteen kittens.
How It's Used
"The party had fourteen guests."
"He wore size fourteen shoes."
From Old English *fēowertēne*, equivalent to four + ten.
Used since the Old English period.
Memory tip
Think of a group of 10 and 4 more.