Lernwerd

third

//θɜːd//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for third

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
thirds

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
third
past (v2)
thirded
past participle (v3)
thirded
present participle
thirding
3rd person singular
thirds

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.

    • The third tree from the left is my favorite.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.One of three equal parts of a whole.

    • He ate a third of the pie. Divided by two-thirds.
    • Around a third of both Black and White respondents said they believed the opposition Labour Party to be institutionally racist.
  2. 2.The person or thing in the third position.

  3. 3.Ellipsis of third gear (of a gearbox).

    • Now put it into third.
  4. 4.An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.(informal)

  2. 2.To divide into three equal parts.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #636

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Uncommon
General reading & writing
Common
Academic
Uncommon
Literature
Rare

Etymology

PIE word

*tréyes

From Middle English thirde, thridde, from Old English þridda, from Proto-Germanic *þridjô, from Pre-Germanic *tretyós, a remodeling of Proto-Indo-European *tr̥tyós.

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