twenty
Translation
twenty
Examples
I have twenty pounds in my wallet.
I have twenty pounds in my wallet.
She'll be here in twenty minutes.
She'll be here in twenty minutes.
Grammar Patterns
((plural noun)) used as a determiner before a plural noun. She bought twenty new pens.
used as a noun to represent the number. Twenty is more than ten.
Similar Words
Synonyms: a score, 20
Etymology
From Old English 'twentig', from 'twegen' (two) + '-tig' (a group of ten), literally meaning 'two tens'.
Memory Tips
The pattern for tens: twenty, thirty, forty... They all end in '-ty'. It's based on the number 'two'.