eleventh

Coming immediately after the tenth in order or position; being number 11 in a sequence.

• 🇪🇸Que sigue inmediatamente después del décimo en orden o posición; que ocupa el número 11 en una secuencia.

1. Position in a sequence A2 formal

   Coming immediately after the tenth and before the twelfth in a series or order.

   • He finished in eleventh place in the race.
   • The eleventh chapter of the book is the most exciting.
   • She celebrated her eleventh birthday with a big party.

   🇪🇸undécimo (posición en una secuencia)

• more eleventh comparative form
• most eleventh superlative form

A noun referring to the position or item that is number 11 in a countable series.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa la posición o el elemento que ocupa el número 11 en una serie ordenada.

1. Position in a series A2 formal

   The ordinal number corresponding to the number 11 in a countable series; the item in the 11th position.

   • He finished as the eleventh in the marathon.
   • The eleventh in the list was chosen as the winner.
   • She was the eleventh to enter the room.

   🇪🇸undécimo (posición en una serie)

2. Fraction or measure B2 formal

   One of eleven equal parts of a whole; a fraction representing 1/11.

   • The cake was cut into elevenths for the children.
   • He inherited an eleventh of the estate.
   • The survey showed that an eleventh of the population preferred this option.

   🇪🇸Onceavo (fracción)

• elevenths plural form
• elevenths' possessive plural form
• eleventh's possessive singular form

The cardinal numeral representing the quantity of eleven units; the eleventh positive integer following ten; the first two-digit prime number; the first repunit prime in base-10 (11). Also functions as a noun (denoting the symbol, quantity, or group of eleven), adjective/determiner (modifying nouns to indicate quantity), and pronoun (standing in for a plural noun phrase).

• 🇪🇸Numeral cardinal que designa la cantidad de once objetos, personas o unidades de cuenta; primer número primo de dos cifras; también se usa como sustantivo, determinante o pronombre.

1. Cardinal numeral: the number 11 A1 formal

   Used to denote a quantity of eleven persons or things; the eleventh positive integer in the sequence of natural numbers; the first two-digit prime number; represents an undecuplet or elevenfold quantity in counting, mathematics, and everyday usage.

   • There are eleven players on a soccer team.
   • She ordered eleven cupcakes for the party.
   • Eleven plus eleven equals twenty-two.
   • They arrived at eleven o'clock in the morning.
   • He scored eleven points in the basketball game.

   🇪🇸Once (número cardinal)

2. Noun: the number, symbol, or group of eleven A2 formal

   A noun referring to the cardinal number eleven; the numeral symbol 11 or XI; a set, collection, or group consisting of eleven items; a team or ensemble of eleven members, especially in sports such as soccer or cricket where a starting lineup comprises eleven players.

   • The number eleven is a prime number with interesting mathematical properties.
   • Write the answer as eleven, not twelve.
   • The cricket eleven took the field at noon.
   • She drew the eleven of spades from the deck (in games using extended decks).
   • In soccer, the starting eleven are the players who begin the match.

   🇪🇸once

3. Adjective/Determiner: amounting to eleven A1 formal

   Used attributively before a noun to indicate that the quantity or number of the noun is eleven; modifies plural countable nouns to specify exact quantity.

   • They booked an eleven-night cruise.
   • We need eleven volunteers for the charity event.
   • The recipe requires eleven ounces of flour.
   • She completed eleven marathons in her career.
   • Eleven universities collaborated on the research project.

   🇪🇸once

4. Pronoun: eleven people or things (plural) B1 formal

   Used as a pronoun to refer to eleven previously mentioned or understood persons or things; takes plural verb agreement.

   • Thirty applied, but only eleven were selected for the scholarship.
   • I invited twenty guests; eleven confirmed their attendance.
   • How many participants do you need? — Eleven will be ideal.
   • Several teams entered the tournament, but eleven advanced to the knockout stage.
   • Of the applications reviewed, eleven were approved for funding.

   🇪🇸once (personas o cosas)

• eleventh ordinal