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# eighteen

«eighteen» in Mova's school dictionary: **the number 18, ten and eight** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

number (eighteen, 18)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Eighteen is the number 18, ten and eight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eighteen/#m1)

2) In many countries, at eighteen you count as a grown-up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eighteen/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

maths: a number of things counted; 18 = 2 × 9 = 3 × 6; sharing 18 equally; everyday life: an eighteenth birthday, holes on a golf course (18)

### examples

- There are eighteen students. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eighteen/#x1)
- He is eighteen years old. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eighteen/#x2)
- Eighteen apples were shared by 3. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eighteen/#x3)
- She paid eighteen dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eighteen/#x4)
- A golf course has eighteen holes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eighteen/#x5)
- Nine plus nine is eighteen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eighteen/#x6)
- You can vote at eighteen in many countries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eighteen/#x7)
- "Eighteen dollars a year," said the man. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eighteen/#x8)

### note

A number written as a word: 18. Trap: do not mix up eighteen (18) and eighty (80); the stress is on «-teen»: eigh-TEEN.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «eighteen» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eighteen/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.