Plural of ten
regular plural
The plural of ten is tens.
Forms of ten
| Singular | ten /tɛn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | tens |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Tens in a sentence
- We divided the chocolates into tens to hand out to Hallowe'en visitors.
- They can readily state the number of tens in a hundred.1958 May, Carolyn J. Ingham, Joseph N. Payne, “An eighth-grade unit on number systems”, in The Mathematics Teacher, volume 51, number 5...
- Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties.From the entry in
- Five and nine are fourteen; carry the one to the tens place.From the entry carry
- The maximum forces of hydraulic presses vary from a few tens of tons to a few tens of kilotons.From the entry hydraulic presses
Meaning of ten
- numeral The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X.
- noun A set or group with ten elements.
- noun An inexact quantity, typically understood to be between 20 and 100.
Questions about the plural of ten
- What is the plural of ten?
- The plural of ten is tens.
- Is ten countable?
- Ten is a countable and uncountable noun.
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