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# twelve

«twelve» in Mova's school dictionary: **the number 12** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

number (twelve)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Twelve is the number 12. It is one more than eleven. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twelve/#m1)

2) A dozen is twelve. A year has 12 months. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twelve/#m2)

3) A clock face shows 12 hours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twelve/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Maths: a number; a dozen; hours on a clock; months in a year; inches in a foot (12); the twelve times table. Everyday: twelve o'clock is noon or midnight; eggs are sold by the dozen.

### examples

- There are twelve eggs in a box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twelve/#x1)
- A year has twelve months. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twelve/#x2)
- He is twelve years old. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twelve/#x3)
- Twelve children came to the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twelve/#x4)
- A foot is twelve inches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twelve/#x5)
- At twelve o'clock we have lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twelve/#x6)
- A dozen roses is twelve roses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twelve/#x7)
- Twelve can be shared equally by 2, 3, 4 and 6. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twelve/#x8)
- The twelve princesses went upstairs to bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twelve/#x9)

### note

A number written in words; read it as 12. «Dozen» also means 12. Trap: 12 o'clock in the day is noon (12 pm); at night it is midnight (12 am).

### Trees and pragmatics

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