twenty
twenty — number
1. the written symbol or spoken name for the number that comes after nineteen and b
the written symbol or spoken name for the number that comes after nineteen and before twenty-one; the numeral 20.
Asher counted from one to twenty to check all the children were on the bus.
counting sequence: one to twenty
The number twenty bus arrives at the station every ten minutes.
identifier use: bus number / room number
Amelia scored twenty out of twenty on her spelling test.
Sari wrote the number twenty at the top of her maths homework sheet.
- score
an older word for twenty, mainly used in historical or literary contexts
twenty — noun
1. a quantity or group equal to 20 items, people, or units; the number 20 considere
a quantity or group equal to 20 items, people, or units; the number 20 considered as a countable thing.
Femi bought a box of twenty pencils for the class art project.
collocation: a box of twenty
Hana packed a box of twenty apples into this small bag.
collocation: a box of twenty
There are twenty students from our class going to the park for a picnic.
Tariq counted twenty birds sitting on the wire.
- score
archaic term for 20, now rare outside set phrases like 'four score'
文法句型
a twenty
twenty of [noun]
用法筆記
Can be used with 'a' as a countable noun ('a twenty') when referring to the number as a single value or unit.
2. the set of numbers from 20 to 29, used for a person's age (ages 20 to 29) or for
the set of numbers from 20 to 29, used for a person's age (ages 20 to 29) or for the years 20 to 29 in a century, especially the 1920s.
Romi is in her twenties and just started her first job.
collocation: in one's twenties
In the nineteen-twenties, women wore shorter dresses and hats decorated with feathers.
collocation: the twenties (decade reference)
Ezra spent his early twenties traveling around Asia.
In her late twenties, Nora decided to go back to university to study medicine.
文法句型
in one's twenties
the twenties
用法筆記
Always plural. Used with a possessive determiner for age ('in my twenties') or with 'the' for decades ('the twenties'). 'Early twenties', 'mid-twenties', and 'late twenties' specify ranges within the decade.
常見錯誤
3. a piece of US paper money worth twenty dollars; a $20 banknote.
a piece of US paper money worth twenty dollars; a $20 banknote.
Tanvi handed the shopkeeper a twenty and waited for change.
collocation: a twenty (meaning a 20-dollar bill)
The vending machine at the station takes fives, tens, and twenties.
Jisoo found a crumpled twenty in her winter coat pocket.
Ritu used a twenty to pay for her lunch at the cafe.
- twenty-dollar bill
the full, formal term
文法句型
a twenty
pay with a twenty
用法筆記
Used informally in American English as a shortened way to say 'twenty-dollar bill'. The denomination features a portrait of Andrew Jackson.