Pronunciation: /tɛn/
noun a number equal to the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
A1 I have ten fingers.
A2 There are ten students in my class.
B1 She bought ten apples at the market.
B2 The book is divided into ten chapters.
C1 The company employs over ten thousand people.
C2 The ten finalists will compete in the championship.
adjective equivalent to the product of five and two; denoting a group or set of ten items
A1 I have ten fingers.
A2 There are ten students in the classroom.
B1 She bought ten apples at the market.
B2 The book has ten chapters.
C1 The company aims to expand to ten new markets.
C2 The team scored ten goals in the match.
pronoun used to refer to a group of ten people or things
A1 I have ten fingers.
A2 She bought ten apples at the store.
B1 Ten students participated in the science fair.
B2 The company plans to hire ten new employees this year.
C1 The committee consists of ten members.
C2 The research project involved ten different countries.
formal There are ten chapters in the book that you need to read for the exam.
informal I'll be there in ten minutes, just finishing up something quickly.
slang I aced that test, got a perfect ten!
figurative She's always giving ten percent effort in everything she does.
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