tenth
Aussprache: [tɛnθ]
Wort
Kontext: „mathematics“
(noun) tenth represents one part of ten equal parts. It’s like if you cut a pizza into ten equal slices; each slice is one tenth of the pizza.
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She ate one tenth of the cake at the party.
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He didn’t eat even a tenth of his portion during dinner.
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If you have 10 apples and you give away one tenth, how many apples do you have left?
Kontext: „ranking“
(adjective) when something is in the position of number ten in a list. It shows where something stands compared to others. Like in a race, if you finish tenth, that means there are nine people who finished before you.
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She finished in tenth place in the race.
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He was not in the tenth position; he finished far behind.
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Which athlete came in tenth during the marathon?
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