Fourteen
Noun, Adjective
UK
/ˌfɔːˈtiːn/
US
/ˌfɔːrˈtiːn/
Definition
(n) : The number 14.
(adj) : Describing fourteen items, people, or units.
(adj) : Describing fourteen items, people, or units.
Example
"(n) : Out of twenty students, only fourteen were present today."
"(adj) : Her cousin is fourteen years old."
"(adj) : There are fourteen players in the practice session today."
Explanation
Fourteen is the number that comes after thirteen and before fifteen. It is written as “14.” It represents a group or quantity of fourteen things or people. For example, she has fourteen books on her shelf. The word is often used for counting, or to describe age, dates, quantity, amount, or order. For dates and order, it’s used with suffix “th”, as in “He is the fourteenth student in the row.”.