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Definition of thousand - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
number 1000number equal to ten times one hundred
- He saved a thousand dollars for his trip..
2.
large amountlarge, indefinite number
- There seemed to be a thousand reasons not to go..
3.
mathematicssomething consisting of 1,000 units
- The box contains a thousand pieces of candy.
Adjective
mathematicsdenoting a quantity of 1,000 items
- We need a thousand chairs for the event.
Expressions with thousand
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perform exceptionally well
The new employee is batting a thousand with his sales numbers.
used to say something will never happen, no matter what
Not in a thousand years will I forgive that lie.
a single image expresses complex ideas or emotions
The photograph of the disaster scene showed that a picture paints a thousand words.
achieve success in every attempt
He is batting a thousand with his business ventures.
experience repeated mental suffering or embarrassment
She felt like she would die a thousand deaths during the speech.
emphasizes something will definitely not happen
He will never in a thousand years win the lottery.
very expressive or meaningful without words
The painting is worth a thousand words, capturing deep emotions.
gradual failure caused by many small problems
The company suffered death by a thousand cuts due to minor errors..
allow many ideas or projects to grow freely without interference
The manager decided to let a thousand flowers bloom in the new project team.
the number 8000
The population of the town is eight thousand.
equal to the number 1000
There are one thousand stars in the sky.
the number 1,001
The book contains one thousand and one stories.
denoting a quantity of 10,000 items or units
The stadium can hold ten thousand people.
in a way that happens very often or much more
I've told you a thousand times to be careful!
cardinal number representing 100,000
The population of the town reached a hundred thousand.
expression of deep gratitude or appreciation
A thousand thanks for your generous support.
in very large numbers, especially in groups of a thousand
The fans arrived by the thousand to see the concert.
the number represented by a one followed by 9 zeros
The population of the country reached one thousand million.
an image shows more than a long explanation
A picture is worth a thousand words in this presentation.
exceedingly high or beyond expectations
His excitement level was over nine thousand!
increased by a factor of one thousand
The population has grown thousand-fold over the century.
having existed for one thousand years
They discovered a thousand-year-old tree in the forest.
expression of sincere apology or regret
He offered a thousand pardons for his mistake.
Origin of thousand
Latin, mille (thousand)
Terms with thousand included in their meaning
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measurement
unit of mass equal to one thousand grams
modern number
one thousand million in modern usage
number
amounting to a thousand million
number
thousand million
acr: kilo
prefix meaning one thousand units of something
public health
deaths per thousand people in an area annually
finance
thousand units of currency like dollars
time span
period of one thousand years
year 2000
year marking the end of a thousand years
time
relating to a thousand years
measurement
unit representing one part per thousand
finance
thousand US dollars
abr: grand; a thousand dollars
one thousand dollars in money or finance
finance
thousand dollars in slang
finance
thousand dollars or pounds in slang
finance
one hundred or one thousand dollars
demographic statistic
number of deaths per thousand individuals per year
quantity
one thousand of a specified unit
measurement
unit of mass, base unit in SI, equals one thousand grams
measurement
unit representing one part per thousand
measurement
unit representing one part per thousand
numeric system
system of naming numbers where billion is thousand million
frequency
occurring every thousand years
abr: kilo-, 1,024
prefix meaning one thousand twenty-four units
Examples of thousand in a sentence
A thousand stars lit up the night sky. A thousand voices echoed in the hall. She has a thousand things to do today. He saved a thousand dollars for the trip. The concert was attended by a thousand fans. The company ordered a thousand computers.
She counted a thousand stars in the sky.
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- French:mille, millier, ...
- German:tausend, tausende, ...
- Italian:mille, un migliaio, ...
- Spanish:mil, un millar, ...
- Portuguese:mil, milhares, ...
- Chinese:一千, 一千的, ...
- Japanese:千, 千の, ...
- Arabic:أَلْف, آلاف, ...
- Hebrew:אֶלֶף, ...
- Russian:тысяча, тысячный, ...
- Ukrainian:тисяча, тисячі, ...
- Hindi:हज़ार, एक हज़ार, ...
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