numeral / noun
ten
TEN/tˈɛn/
The number following nine.
Ten apples form two neat rows of five.
Etymology
Old English ten already named the number one more than nine. The selected meaning continues that basic counting sense, rather than the word’s later figurative use for a large number.
In context
ten times the names one two three four five six seven eight nine and ten
More examples
- We count by tens to reach one hundred.
- He pays for lunch with a ten.
- I give the performance a ten out of ten.
Forms
ten · tens
tenth adjective — Occupying the position immediately after ninth.
tenfold adjective — Ten times as great or as many.