thousand — the number 1,000; a very large number
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the number 1,000; a very large number
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈθaʊzənd/
Korean meaning: 1,000; 매우 많은 수
Korean pronunciation: **싸우**전드
Example Sentences
- My mom asked me to clean my room a thousand times, but I'm still 'busy' playing games.
- I've told you a thousand times not to put pineapple on pizza!
- There are thousands of books in the library.
thousand
NOUN//ˈθaʊzənd//
the number 1,000; a very large number
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈθaʊzənd/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈθaʊzənd/
🌳Etymology
Rootthousand
Origin
고대 게르만어에서 유래된 단어로, '강한 백'이라는 의미였습니다. 마치 백 명의 전사가 모여 싸우는(thousand의 싸우 발음) 강력한 군대를 상징했죠.
🎵Rhyme
towzandhowzand
towzand
howzand
🔗Collocations
a thousand times
thousands of
one in a thousand
thousand years
thousand dollars
thank you a thousand times
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My mom asked me to clean my room a thousand times, but I'm still 'busy' playing games.”
😄 Fun example
“I've told you a thousand times not to put pineapple on pizza!”
“There are thousands of books in the library.”
“The company earned over a thousand dollars in profit.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
countlessnumerousmyriadmultitude
Antonyms
fewhandfulcouple
Related
hundredmilliondozenscoreplenty
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