nineteen
pronunciation
How to pronounce nineteen in British English:
UK [ˌnaɪnˈtiːn]
How to pronounce nineteen in American English:
US [ˌnaɪnˈtiːn]
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- Noun:
- the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
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- Adjective:
- being one more than eighteen
Word Origin
- nineteen (n.)
- late Old English nigontene (Anglian), nigontyne (West Saxon); see nine + -teen.
Example
- 1. I first heard about him when I was nineteen .
- 2. She was nineteen years old , and todd was twenty .
- 3. But by nineteen months , on average , grasping is replaced by pointing .
- 4. The reaction of nineteen hours a day for many days was strong upon him .
- 5. Epilogue nineteen years later autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year .