eighteen
Pronunciation: [eɪˈtiːn]
Word
Context: “numbers”
(noun) eighteen is the number that comes after seventeen and before nineteen. You can think of it as the age when young people often become adults in many places.
Example
She turned eighteen last month and can now vote in elections.
Example
He is not yet eighteen, so he cannot legally drive in some countries.
Example
What is the next number after eighteen?
Context: “age”
(adjective) when describing something that has the number eighteen, like a birthday or an age. If someone is something like eighteen years old, you are telling about their age.
Example
They celebrated their eighteenth birthday with a big party.
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He is not able to join the club because it is for people over eighteen.
Example
How does it feel to be eighteen years old?
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