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fifteen

Pronunciation: [fɪfˈtiːn]

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Learn how to use fifteen in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

Context: “counting”

(noun) the number that comes after fourteen and before sixteen. It is one more than fourteen and one less than sixteen. We use 'fifteen' when we are counting things, like toys or apples.

Example

I have fifteen marbles in my collection.

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There are not fifteen cookies left; only ten remain.

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How many books do you have? Is it fifteen?

Context: “counting”

(adjective) describing something that is made up of fifteen items or is related to the number fifteen. For example, if you have a group of fifteen students, you would say it's a fifteen-person group.

Example

We had a fifteen-minute break during the class.

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The meeting was not fifteen hours long, it only lasted one hour.

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Is that a fifteen-page report on your desk?

Context: “age”

(noun) the age of someone who is fifteen years old. If a person has celebrated their fifteenth birthday, they are now considered fifteen.

Example

She will turn fifteen next month.

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He is not yet fifteen; he just turned fourteen yesterday.

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How old are you? Are you fifteen or younger?

How to pronounce fifteen

Pronunciation: [fɪfˈtiːn]

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