third
//θɜːd//
Forms
- Plural
- thirds
- present (v1)
- third
- past (v2)
- thirded
- past participle (v3)
- thirded
- present participle
- thirding
- 3rd person singular
- thirds
Definitions
1.The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
- The third tree from the left is my favorite.
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.The person or thing in the third position.
3.Ellipsis of third gear (of a gearbox).
- Now put it into third.
4.An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.
1.To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.(informal)
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.