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thousand
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thou·sand  (thouznd)
n.
The cardinal number equal to 10 × 100 or 103.

[Middle English, from Old English thsend; see teu- in Indo-European roots.]

thousand adj. & pron.

thousand [ˈθaʊzənd]
n
1. (Mathematics) the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 See also number [1]
2. (Mathematics) a numeral, 1000, 103, M, etc., representing this number
3. (often plural) a very large but unspecified number, amount, or quantity they are thousands of miles away
4. (plural) the numbers 2000-9999 the price of the picture was in the thousands
5. (Mathematics) the amount or quantity that is one hundred times greater than ten
6. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 1000 units
7. (Mathematics) Maths the position containing a digit representing that number followed by three zeros in 4760, 4 is in the thousand's place
determiner
1.
a.  amounting to a thousand a thousand ships
b.  (as pronoun) a thousand is hardly enough
2. amounting to 1000 times a particular scientific unit Related prefix kilo- Related adjective millenary
[Old English thūsend; related to Old Saxon thūsind, Old High German thūsunt, Old Norse thūsund]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.thousandthousand - the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
millenary - a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years)
Adj.1.thousandthousand - denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

thousand determiner
Related words
adjective millenary
prefix kilo-
Translations
thousand [ˈθaʊzənd]
A. ADJmil
B. Nmil m
a thousand; one thousandmil
two/five thousanddos/cinco mil
a thousand and one/twomil uno/dos
I've got a thousand and one things to dotengo la mar de cosas que hacer
they sell them by the thousandlos venden a millares
in their thousandsa millares
thousands ofmiles de ...
I've told you a thousand times or thousands of timeste lo he dicho mil veces

thousand [ˈθaʊzənd] nummille
one thousand → mille
a thousand → mille
a thousand euros → mille euros
two thousand pounds → deux mille livres
thousands of people → des milliers de personnes
thousands of times → des milliers de fois

thousand
adjtausend; a thousand(ein)tausend; two thousandzweitausend; a thousand timestausendmal; a thousand and one/twotausend(und)eins/-zwei; I died a thousand deaths (inf: = was embarrassed) → ich wäre fast in den Boden versunken; (= was afraid)ich habe tausend Ängste ausgestanden; I have a thousand and one (different) things to do (inf)ich habe tausenderlei or tausend Dinge zu tun; Thousand Island dressingThousand-Islands-Dressing nt
nTausend nt; the thousands (Math) → die Tausender pl; there were thousands of people presentes waren Tausende or tausende (von Menschen) anwesend; the year three thousanddas Jahr dreitausend; people arrived in their thousandsdie Menschen kamen zu tausenden or Tausenden

thousand [ˈθaʊznd]
1. adjmille
2. nmille m inv
one/two/five thousand → mille/duemila/cinquemila
a thousand and one/two → mille e uno/due
about a thousand → circa un migliaio
in their thousands, by the thousand → a migliaia
thousands of → migliaia fpl di

thousand [ˈθaʊznd]
1. adjmille
2. nmille m inv
one/two/five thousand → mille/duemila/cinquemila
a thousand and one/two → mille e uno/due
about a thousand → circa un migliaio
in their thousands, by the thousand → a migliaia
thousands of → migliaia fpl di

thousand
n thousand [ˈθauzənd]
1 the number 1,000 one thousand; two thousand; several thousand. duisend العَدَد 1,000 хиляда tisíc tusind das Tausend χίλια mil tuhat هزار tuhat mille אֶלֶף हजार broj tisuću ezer seribu þúsund mille 1000 1000 tūkstantis tūkstotis ribu duizend tusen(tall) tysiąc mil mie тысяча tisíc tisoč broj hiljadu tusen หนึ่งพัน bin тисяча ايک ہزار con số một nghìn
2 the figure 1,000. duisend 1,000 الرَّقَم 1000 tisíc tusind die Tausend χίλια (número) mil tuhat هزار tuhat mille 1000 हजार, 1,000 znamenka tisuću az ezres szám(jegy) seribu þúsund mille 1000 1000 tūkstantis tūkstotis seribu duizend tusen tysiąc mil o mie тысяча tisíc tisočica hiljadu tusen จำนวนหนึ่งพัน bin 一千 тисяча ايک ہزار کي تعداد một nghìn
3 a thousand pounds or dollars This cost us several thousand(s). duisend ألْف دولار أو جنيه хиляда tisíc tusind Tausende(pl.) χιλιάδα mil/miles (en plural) tuhat هزار دلار یا پوند tuhat puntaa/dollaria/euroa mille אֶלֶף हजार पौंड या डॉलर tisuće ezer font v. dollár seribu dolar þúsund mille 1000ポンド[] 1000 파운드, 달러 tūkstantis tūkstotis ribu duizend tusen (pund/dollar) tysiąc milhar mie de dolari тысяча tisíc tisočak hiljadu tusen หนึ่งพัน bin dolar 千(英鎊、美元) тисяча фунтів чи доларів ايک ہزار کي رقم một ngàn bảng hoặc đô la
adj
1,000 in number a few thousand people; I have a couple of thousand pounds. duisend ألْف хиляда tisíc tusind tausend χίλιοι mil tuhat هزار tuhat mille אֶלֶף हज़ार tisuća ezer seribu þúsund mille -千の 1000의 tūkstantis tūkstoš ribu duizend tusen tysiąc milhares mie тысяча tisíc tisoč hiljadu tusen ซึ่งมีจำนวนพัน bin 千(的) такий, що нараховує тисячу تعداد ميں ايک ہزار một nghìn
thousand-
having a thousand (of something) a thousand-mile journey. duisend مُكَوَّن من ألف хиляда- tisící- tusind- tausend... χιλιο- (ως α΄ συνθ.) de mil... tuhande-, tuhat- ...هزار tuhat- à/de mille (...) אֶלֶף हजार tisuću ezer- seribu þúsund- a/di mille (...) 1000- 1000- tūkstančio tūkstoš- beribu duizend{#169} tusen- tysiąc- de mil de o mie de (...) тысяче- tisíc- ki ima tisoč (...) hiljadu- tusen- จำนวนหนึ่งพันของ bin... 千... тисячо- ايک ہزار پر مشتمل thuộc một nghìn ...
n thousandth
1 one of a thousand equal parts. duisendste جُزْء من ألْف една хилядна tisícina tusindedel das Tausendstel ένα χιλιοστό milésima parte tuhandik یک هزارم tuhannesosa millième אַלפִּית हजारवां tisućina vminek az ezred része seperseribu þúsundasti millesimo 1000分の1 1000분의 1 tūkstantoji dalis tūkstošdaļa satu per seribu duizendste tusendel jedna tysięczna milésima parte miime тысячная часть tisícina tisočina hiljaditi deo tusen[]del หนึ่งในพันส่วน binde biri; 1/1000 千分之一 тисячна частина ہزارواں حصہ một phần nghìn
2 (also adjective) the last of a thousand (people, things etc) or (the person, thing etc) in an equivalent position. duisendste الألْف хиляден tisící nummer éttusind der/die/das Tausendste;tausendst χιλιοστός milésimo tuhandes هزارم tuhannes millième הַאֶלֶף हजारवां tisućiti ezredik keseribu þúsundasti millesimo 1000番目 1000번째의 tūkstantasis tūkstošais keseribu duizendste tusende tysięczny milésimo (al) miilea тысячный tisíci tisoči hiljaditi tusende ที่หนึ่งพัน bininci; 1000.inci 第一千(個) тисячний ہزارواں thứ một nghìn
thousands of
1 several thousand He's got thousands of pounds in the bank. duisende آلاف من хиляди několik tisíc tusinder tausende von χιλιάδες miles de mitmed tuhanded هزاران tuhansittain milliers (de) אָלָפִים हजारों tisuće, nekoliko tisuća több ezer beberapa ribu þúsundir migliaia di 数千 수천의 tūkstančiai (vairāki) tūkstoši beribu-ribu duizenden tusenvis, tusener tysiące milhares mii (de) тысячи niekoľko tisíc tisoče hiljade tusentals, flera tusen หลายพัน binlerce 幾千 тисячі ہزارہا hàng nghìn
2 lots of I've read thousands of books. derduisende أعْداد كَبيرَة مِن много tisíce tusindvis tausende von χιλιάδες, πολλοί miles de, cientos de, montones de tuhanded بسیار؛ خیلی paljon milliers (de) הַרבֵּה अनेक mnogo, na tisuće rengeteg banyak þúsundir, aragrúi migliaia di 多数 무수한 tūkstančiai, daugybė tūkstošiem; milzums banyak massa massevis, tusenvis pełno, dużo montes de nenu­măraţi множество tisíce na tisoče gomila tusentals, massor จำนวนมาก pek çok 許許多多 безліч بہت زيادہ، بے شمار rất nhiều

thousand ألف tisíc tusind tausend χίλια mil tuhat mille hiljadu mille 1000 duizend tusen tysiąc mil тысяча tusen หนึ่งพัน bin nghìn


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