Hundred
Noun, Adjective
UK
/ˈhʌn.drəd/
US
/ˈhʌn.drəd/
Definition
(n) : The number 100.
(adj) : Describing the quantity or number of hundred things or people.
(adj) : Describing the quantity or number of hundred things or people.
Example
"(n) : A hundred is a big number to count."
"(adj) : There are a hundred apples in the basket."
"(adj) : They have visited that place a hundred times, and they still love it."
Explanation
A hundred is the number 100, which comes after 99 and before 101. People use hundred to count things, measure money, or describe large amounts. For example, she counted to a hundred, or there are a hundred students in the school. You can also use it in phrases like hundred times (meaning “many times”) or hundred percent (meaning “completely”). It can describe a number of things or how many times something happens.