eighteen

«eighteen» in Mova's school dictionary: the number 18, ten and eight — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

number (eighteen, 18)

meaning for a pupil

1) Eighteen is the number 18, ten and eight. tree →

2) In many countries, at eighteen you count as a grown-up. tree →

sense in the lessons

maths: a number of things counted; 18 = 2 × 9 = 3 × 6; sharing 18 equally; everyday life: an eighteenth birthday, holes on a golf course (18)

examples

• There are eighteen students. tree →
• He is eighteen years old. tree →
• Eighteen apples were shared by 3. tree →
• She paid eighteen dollars. tree →
• A golf course has eighteen holes. tree →
• Nine plus nine is eighteen. tree →
• You can vote at eighteen in many countries. tree →
• "Eighteen dollars a year," said the man. tree →

note

A number written as a word: 18. Trap: do not mix up eighteen (18) and eighty (80); the stress is on «-teen»: eigh-TEEN.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «eighteen» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.