sixteen

«sixteen» in Mova's school dictionary: the number 16, one more than fifteen — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

number (sixteen)

meaning for a pupil

1) Sixteen is the number 16, one more than fifteen. tree →

2) Sixteen is ten and six, or four fours. A pound has 16 ounces. tree →

sense in the lessons

Maths: a number of things or an age; 16 = 4 × 4 = 4 squared. Everyday: ages (sweet sixteen), ounces in a pound in the US and UK.

examples

• Sixteen children are in the class. tree →
• A pound has sixteen ounces. tree →
• She is sixteen years old. tree →
• Sixteen divided by four is four. tree →
• Four squared is sixteen. tree →
• The bus has sixteen seats on the top deck. tree →
• There are sixteen pieces of each colour in this game. tree →
• He had been the ruler of Rome for sixteen days. tree →

note

A number word; read it as 16. Trap: do not confuse sixteen (16) with sixty (60). Sixteen is even and a square number.

Trees and pragmatics

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