Nineteen Meaning
/ˈnaɪntiːn/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
numThe cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
Sentence Examples
The captain went to sea when he was nineteen.
The girl with fair skin passes for nineteen.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She was thrilled to turn ____, her last year as a teenager before adulthood.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was only ____ years old when she published her first successful novel.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English nyntene, nynetene, from Old English niġontīene, niġontēne, from Proto-Germanic *newuntehun. Cognate with Dutch negentien, Low German negenteihn, Hunsrik neinzen, German neunzehn, Danish nitten. Equivalent to nine + -teen
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"She says groovy like it's nineteen sixty-nine."
— 1997, Swan Dive, “Groovy Tuesday” (track 1), in Wintergreen, performed by Swan Dive:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She was thrilled to turn ____, her last year as a teenager before adulthood.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was only ____ years old when she published her first successful novel.