fifteen
Pronunciation: [fɪfˈtiːn]
Word
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.
Example
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.
Example
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?
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