eleventh

[US]/ɪ'lev(ə)nθ/
[UK]/ɪˈlɛvənθ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the number eleven; one out of eleven
adj. one out of eleven; coming after the tenth
num. the ordinal number for eleven; one out of eleven

Phrases & Collocations

the eleventh hour

eleventh grade

eleventh hour

Example Sentences

an eleventh-hour decision

He arrived there at the eleventh hour.

turned in the report at the eleventh hour.

The antique is assigned to the eleventh Century.

the decision to send Eddie with the team was made at the eleventh hour .

given under my hand this eleventh day of April.

he was placed eleventh in the long individual race.

Their plan was called off at the eleventh hour.

McGinlay scored his eleventh goal of the season on Saturday.

the sixth, or by another reckoning eleventh, Earl of Mar.

The Constantinian gold solidus or nomisma remained the standard gold coin and maintained its proper weight, with little variation, till the eleventh century.

Our pianist had fallen ill, and then, at the eleventh hour, when we thought we’d have to cancel the performance, Jill offered to replace him.

Real-world Examples

We'll arrive on the eleventh of August. The eleventh of August.

Source: Emma's delicious English

He made the agonizing decision at the eleventh hour.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Number one, " at the eleventh hour" .

Source: Learn business English with Lucy.

So, someone walked into the eleventh precinct with a shotgun.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

On the eleventh of Christmas my true love gave to me.

Source: Classic children's song animation Super Simple Songs

On May eleventh, before Perceval could act, he was shot to death.

Source: VOA Special February 2019 Collection

This offer was carried to Fort Sumter a few minutes before midnight, April eleventh.

Source: VOA Special June 2019 Collection

On February eleventh, the House of Representatives began to count votes, state by state.

Source: VOA Special January 2019 Collection

It marked the eleventh anniversary of America's Declaration of Independence from British rule.

Source: VOA Special December 2018 Collection

It's on the eleventh of May. It's also Su Yang's birthday.

Source: Jiangsu Yilin Edition Oxford Primary English (Level 3) Grade 5 Lower Semester

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