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thou·sand

(thou′zənd)
n.
The cardinal number equal to 10 ×ばつ 100 or 103.

[Middle English, from Old English thūsend; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]

thou′sand adj. & pron.
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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
8.
a. amounting to a thousand: a thousand ships.
b. (as pronoun): a thousand is hardly enough.
9. amounting to 1000 times a particular scientific unit
[Old English thūsend; related to Old Saxon thūsind, Old High German thūsunt, Old Norse thūsund]
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thou•sand

(ˈθaʊ zənd)

n., pl. -sands, (as after a numeral) -sand, n.
1. a cardinal number, 10 times 100.
2. a symbol for this number, as 1000 or M.
3. a set of this many persons or things.
4. thousands,
a. the numbers between 1000 and 999,999, as in referring to money.
b. a great number or amount.
5. Also called thou′sand's place`.
a. (in a mixed number) the position of the fourth digit to the left of the decimal point.
b. (in a whole number) the position of the fourth digit from the right.
adj.
6. amounting to 1000 in number.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English thūsend, c. Old Frisian thūsend, Old High German dūsunt, Old Norse thūsund, Gothic thusundi]
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thousand

A thousand or one thousand is the number 1,000.

You can say that there are a thousand things or one thousand things.

We'll give you a thousand dollars for the story.
There was a ship about one thousand yards off shore.

Be Careful!
Don't say that there are 'thousand' things.

Be Careful!
Don't change the word thousand when you put another number in front of it. Don't say, for example, 'five thousands'. Say 'five thousand'.

I'll pay you seven thousand dollars.
We have five thousand acres.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. thousand - 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. [画像:thousand - denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units]thousand - denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
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thousand

determiner
Related words
adjective millenary
prefix kilo-
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Translations
000000 الرَّقَم1أَلْف ألْف
milmilenarmiler
tisíc
tusindtusinde
mil
tuhat
هزار
tuhat
tisuću
ezerezres: az ezres szám
ribu
òúsundþúsund
1000
miliamille
tūkstantistūkstantoji dalistūkstančiaitūkstančiotūkstantasis
tūkstoštūkstotis
mie
tisíc
tisoč
tusen
หนึ่งพัน
bin bin dolar
тисяча
nghìn

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
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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
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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
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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
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thousand

(ˈθauzənd) plurals ˈthousand ~ˈthousands noun
1. the number 1,000. one thousand; two thousand; several thousand. duisend العَدَد 1,000 хиляда mil tisíc das Tausend tusind χίλια mil tuhat هزار tuhat mille אֶלֶף हजार broj tisuću ezer seribu þúsund mille 1000 1000 tūkstantis tūkstotis ribu duizend tusen tysiąc زر ( عدد 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 mil tisíc die Tausend tusind χίλια 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 زر mil o mie тысяча tisíc tisočica hiljadu tusen จํานวนหนึ่งพัน bin 一千 тисяча ايک ہزار کي تعداد một nghìn 一千
3. a thousand pounds or dollars. This cost us several thousand(s). duisend ألْف دولار أو جنيه хиляда milhar tisíc Tausende(pl.) tusind χιλιάδα mil/miles (en plural) tuhat هزار دلار یا پوند tuhat 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 tysiąc زر دلار یا پوند 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 千(英镑、美元)
adjective
1,000 in number. a few thousand people; I have a couple of thousand pounds. duisend ألْف хиляда milhares tisíc tausend tusind χίλιοι mil tuhat هزار tuhat mille אֶלֶף हज़ार tisuća ezer seribu þúsund mille -千の 1000의 tūkstantis tūkstoš ribu duizend tusen tysiąc زر milhares mie тысяча tisíc tisoč hiljadu tusen ซึ่งมีจํานวนพัน bin 千(的) такий, що нараховує тисячу تعداد ميں ايک ہزار một nghìn 千(的)
thousand-
having a thousand (of something). a thousand-mile journey. duisend مُكَوَّن من ألف хиляда- de mil tisící- tausend... tusind- 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- tusen- tysiąc- زر de mil de o mie de (...) тысяче- tisíc- ki ima tisoč (...) hiljadu- tusen- จํานวนหนึ่งพันของ bin... (前綴)千... тисячо- ايک ہزار پر مشتمل thuộc một nghìn (前缀)千...
ˈthousandth noun
1. one of a thousand equal parts. duisendste جُزْء من ألْف една хилядна milésima parte tisícina das Tausendstel tusindedel ένα χιλιοστό milésima parte tuhandik یک هزارم tuhannesosa millième אלפית 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 زرم، (١٠٠٠) زرمه milésima parte miime тысячная часть tisícina tisočina hiljaditi deo tusen[de]del หนึ่งในพันส่วน binde biri; 1/1000 千分之一 тисячна частина ہزارواں حصہ một phần nghìn 千分之一
2. (also adjective) the last of a thousand (people, things etc) or (the person, thing etc) in an equivalent position. duisendste الألْف хиляден milésimo tisící der/die/das Tausendste; tausendst nummer éttusind χιλιοστός milésimo tuhandes هزارم tuhannes millième הַאֶלֶף हजारवां tisućiti ezredik keseribu þúsundasti millesimo 1000番目 1000번째의 tūkstantasis tūkstošais keseribu duizendste tusende tysięczny زرم milésimo (al) miilea тысячный tisíci tisoči hiljaditi tusende ที่หนึ่งพัน bininci; 1000.inci 第一千(個) тисячний ہزارواں thứ một nghìn 第一千(个)
thousands of
1. several thousand. He's got thousands of pounds in the bank. duisende آلاف من хиляди milhares několik tisíc tausende von tusinder χιλιάδες miles de mitmed tuhanded هزاران tuhansittain milliers אָלָפִים हजारों tisuće, nekoliko tisuća több ezer beberapa ribu þúsundir migliaia di 数千 수천의 tūkstančiai (vairāki) tūkstoši beribu-ribu duizenden tusenvis, tusener tysiące زره milhares mii (de) тысячи niekoľko tisíc tisoče hiljade tusentals, flera tusen หลายพัน binlerce 幾千 тисячі ہزارہا hàng nghìn 几千
2. lots of. I've read thousands of books. derduisende أعْداد كَبيرَة مِن много montes de tisíce tausende von tusindvis χιλιάδες, πολλοί miles de, cientos de, montones de tuhanded بسیار؛ خیلی paljon milliers הרבה अनेक mnogo, na tisuće rengeteg banyak þúsundir, aragrúi migliaia di 多数 무수한 tūkstančiai, daugybė tūkstošiem; milzums banyak massa massevis, tusenvis pełno, dużo دیره montes de nenu­măraţi множество tisíce na tisoče gomila tusentals, massor จํานวนมาก pek çok 許許多多 безліч بہت زيادہ، بے شمار rất nhiều 许许多多
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thousand

أَلْف tisíc tusind tausend χίλια mil tuhat mille tisuću mille 1000 duizend tusen tysiąc mil тысяча tusen หนึ่งพัน bin nghìn
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