Pronunciation: /tɛn/

Definitions of Ten

noun a number equal to the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

Example Sentences

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

Example Sentences

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

Example Sentences

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.

Examples of Ten in a Sentence

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.

Grammatical Forms of Ten

past tense

tended

plural

tens

comparative

more ten

superlative

most ten

present tense

tens

future tense

will ten

perfect tense

have ten

continuous tense

is tenning

singular

ten

positive degree

ten

infinitive

to ten

gerund

tenning

participle

tenned

Origin and Evolution of Ten

First Known Use: 1250 year
Language of Origin: Old English
Story behind the word: The word 'Ten' originated from the Old English word 'tīen' which is derived from the Proto-Germanic word 'tehun'.
Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'ten' has retained its basic meaning of the number 10 in various languages and has been adapted into different forms in different language families.