third

adjective
UK: /θɜːd/
US: /θɝːd/

  1. Being one of three equal parts; immediately following second.

    1. He lives on the third floor of that building. [ ] [ ]
    2. The third act of the play was definitely the most exciting part of the entire show. [ ] [ ]

  2. Ranked in position number three.

    1. Our team came in third place this year. [ ] [ ]
    2. She was the third person to arrive, just after Sarah and then Mark. [ ] [ ]
third noun

  1. One of three equal parts into which something is divided.

    1. I ate a third of the pizza. [ ] [ ]
    2. Each person gets a third of the profits after all expenses are paid for. [ ] [ ]

  2. The position in a sequence that is immediately after the second.

    1. She finished in third at the race. [ ] [ ]
    2. He was hoping for second place, but third was still a respectable achievement given the competition. [ ] [ ]
third adverb

  1. In the third place or position.

    1. She came in third at the race. [ ] [ ]
    2. Although he practiced hard, he finished the contest third behind his rivals. [ ] [ ]

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The word "third" in English means: Being one of three equal parts; immediately following second., Ranked in position number three..

The phonetic transcription of "third" is /θɜːd/ in British English and /θɝːd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "third": "He lives on the third floor of that building.". More examples on the page.