eighteen

CEFRA1

/ˈeɪ(t).tin/

number · numeral

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In plain English

  1. 01

    number

    The number one more than seventeen.

  2. 02

    number

    Extra detail

    A surname.

Examples

  • Now that you are eighteen, you can get a driver's license.

  • I was eighteen then.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈeɪ.tiːn/

Deep Dive

numeral

Extra meaning

  1. The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.

More examples

In context

  • The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.

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Origin

number

From Middle English eightetene, eiȝtene, ehtetene, from Old English eahtatīene, eahtatēne, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōutehun. Cognate with West Frisian achttjin, Dutch achttien, German achtzehn, Danish atten. Equivalent to eight + -teen