twenty

adjective
UK: /ˈtwenti/
US: /ˈtwɛnti/

  1. Being one more than nineteen.

    1. I have twenty dollars in my wallet right now. [ ] [ ]
    2. She will be twenty years old on her next birthday party. [ ] [ ]

  2. Used to represent the number 20.

    1. She got twenty out of twenty on her spelling test. [ ] [ ]
    2. The store offers twenty percent off all purchases today only. [ ] [ ]
twenty noun

  1. The number 20.

    1. Twenty is my favorite number since childhood. [ ] [ ]
    2. He rolled a twenty-sided die and got a very low number. [ ] [ ]

  2. A set or group of twenty units or items.

    1. We bought twenty apples from the farmer's market today. [ ] [ ]
    2. The company needs twenty more employees to complete the project. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "twenty" in English means: Being one more than nineteen., Used to represent the number 20..

The phonetic transcription of "twenty" is /ˈtwenti/ in British English and /ˈtwɛnti/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "twenty": "I have twenty dollars in my wallet right now.". More examples on the page.