twenty
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
How often you will meet it
Rank 714 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 26,410 times across 173,849 chapters — 0.013% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one also: 20, XX
- a United States bill worth 20 dollars also: twenty dollar bill
adjective
- denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units also: 20, xx
twenty in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It is only about twenty feet deep.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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The fellow must be at least twenty years younger than she is!
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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It is a crucial test, a heart-rending test for a boy of twenty years.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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I will go back and take care of the Old People; I can be there in twenty minutes.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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He would take nothing for my passage, gave me twenty ducats for the leopard's skin, and thirty for the lion's.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1