fifteen

• Número 15; adjetivo numeral cardinal entre catorce y dieciséis.

The number 15; a cardinal number between fourteen and sixteen.

1. Being one more than fourteenA1formal

   The number that follows fourteen and precedes sixteen in the natural numbers; used to indicate a quantity of fifteen items.

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   • There are fifteen students in the classroom.
   • The recipe calls for fifteen minutes of baking time.
   • She has collected fifteen stamps in her album.
   • He turned fifteen years old last week.

• Número cardinal que equivale a catorce más uno. También puede referirse al décimo quinto elemento de una serie o al conjunto de quince unidades.

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1. Number fifteenA1formal

   The cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one.

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   • Fifteen is an odd number.
   • She turned fifteen last week.
   • The answer to the equation is fifteen.

• Número cardinal que designa quince objetos, personas o unidades de cuenta; también se usa como sustantivo, determinante o pronombre.

The cardinal numeral representing the quantity of fifteen units; the fifteenth positive integer following fourteen; a composite number (3×5). Also functions as a noun (denoting the symbol, quantity, or group of fifteen), adjective/determiner (modifying nouns to indicate quantity), and pronoun (standing in for a plural noun phrase).

1. Cardinal numeral: the number 15A1formal

   Used to denote a quantity of fifteen persons or things; the fifteenth positive integer in the sequence of natural numbers; a composite number (3×5); represents a fifteenfold quantity in counting, mathematics, and everyday usage.

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   • There are fifteen minutes in a quarter of an hour.
   • She scored fifteen points in the basketball game.
   • Fifteen plus fifteen equals thirty.
   • The meeting starts at fifteen hundred hours.
   • He read fifteen pages before bedtime.

2. Noun: the number, symbol, or group of fifteenA2formal

   A noun referring to the cardinal number fifteen; the numeral symbol 15 or XV; a set, collection, or group consisting of fifteen items; a playing card displaying fifteen (in extended decks); a team or ensemble of fifteen members.

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   • The number fifteen marks the midpoint of the month in many calendars.
   • Circle the fifteens in this numerical sequence.
   • The choir consists of a fifteen of vocalists.
   • In some card games, the fifteen is a special scoring card.
   • The historical record mentions a fifteen of delegates.

3. Adjective/Determiner: amounting to fifteenA1formal

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

   quince (adjetivo determinativo)

   • They booked a fifteen-day tour of Japan.
   • We need fifteen additional volunteers for the event.
   • The recipe requires fifteen milliliters of vanilla extract.
   • She completed fifteen projects last quarter.
   • Fifteen countries participated in the international summit.

4. Pronoun: fifteen people or things (plural)B1formal

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

   quince (pronombre plural)

   • Fifty applied, but only fifteen were selected for the program.
   • I invited forty guests; fifteen confirmed their attendance.
   • How many copies should we print? — Fifteen will be enough.
   • Several teams entered the competition, but fifteen advanced to the finals.
   • Of the proposals reviewed, fifteen were approved for funding.