twenty

[US]/'twentɪ/
[UK]/'twɛnti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the number 20; the decade of the 1920s
num. the number twenty
adj. having a quantity of twenty

Phrases & Collocations

twenty years old

twenty dollars

twenty minutes

twenty people

twenty-first century

twenty five

twenty first

Example Sentences

There are twenty children present.

twenty firemen fought the blaze.

the cession of twenty important towns.

a pen of twenty-five Cheviots.

count backwards from twenty to ten.

the country comprises twenty states.

a distance of more than twenty years.

they're a good twenty years younger.

the tank held twenty-four gallons.

he stood in the shower for twenty minutes.

twenty of their ships were sunk or taken.

Twenty members make a quorum.

twenty or thirty years ago.

twenty of us stood and waited.

Cube three and you will get twenty-seven.

This textbook has twenty lessons.

fire a salute of twenty -one guns

Real-world Examples

And they were in their early twenties.

Source: BBC Listening January 2015 Collection

Well, I was in my early twenties.

Source: New question types for the CET-6 (College English Test Band 6).

Twenty million rupees ride on your answer.

Source: Slumdog Millionaire Selected

You must try again, and make twice twenty.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 1

Do you know how many twice twenty make?

Source: UK original primary school Chinese language class

Dead guy getting hit in the groin twenty, thirty times!

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

He can't be more than twenty years old.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

I was in my late twenties at that time.

Source: BBC Listening January 2015 Collection

Twenty people died during the trip, the travelers said.

Source: This month VOA Special English

Yeah. After that, I usually exercise at about ten twenty.

Source: New Goals Junior High School English Grade 7 (Lower) (People's Education Press New Edition)

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