seventeen

• Número 17; adjetivo numeral cardinal que indica la cantidad entre dieciséis y dieciocho.

The number 17; a cardinal number between sixteen and eighteen.

1. Number seventeenA1formal

   Being one more than sixteen; the number 17.

   diecisiete

   • She is seventeen years old today.
   • There are seventeen students in the class.
   • He finished the race in seventeenth place.

• Número cardinal que equivale a la suma de dieciséis más uno. También se usa para designar la cifra o el conjunto de diecisiete unidades.

1. The number 17A1formal

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

   El número 17

   • Seventeen is my lucky number.
   • There are seventeen students in the class.
   • She turned seventeen last week.

• Numeral cardinal que designa la cantidad de diecisiete objetos, personas o unidades de cuenta; número primo; también se usa como sustantivo, determinante o pronombre.

The cardinal numeral representing the quantity of seventeen units; the seventeenth positive integer following sixteen; a prime number. Also functions as a noun (denoting the symbol, quantity, or group of seventeen), adjective/determiner (modifying nouns to indicate quantity), and pronoun (standing in for a plural noun phrase).

1. Cardinal numeral: the number 17A1formal

   Used to denote a quantity of seventeen persons or things; the seventeenth positive integer in the sequence of natural numbers; a prime number; represents a seventeenfold quantity in counting, mathematics, and everyday usage.

   Numeral cardinal: el número 17

   • There are seventeen chapters in the book.
   • She scored seventeen points in the tennis tournament.
   • Seventeen plus seventeen equals thirty-four.
   • The conference begins at seventeen hundred hours.
   • He collected seventeen rare stamps last year.

2. Noun: the number, symbol, or group of seventeenA2formal

   A noun referring to the cardinal number seventeen; the numeral symbol 17 or XVII; a set, collection, or group consisting of seventeen items; a playing card displaying seventeen (in extended decks); a team or ensemble of seventeen members.

   Diecisiete (número, símbolo o grupo)

   • The number seventeen is considered lucky in some cultures.
   • Write the answer as a seventeen, not a seventy.
   • The ensemble consists of a seventeen of musicians.
   • In some card games, the seventeen is a bonus card.
   • The report mentions a seventeen of researchers on the project.

3. Adjective/Determiner: amounting to seventeenA1formal

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

   Adjetivo determinativo: diecisiete

   • They booked a seventeen-day expedition to the mountains.
   • We need seventeen additional chairs for the auditorium.
   • The chemical solution requires seventeen milliliters of acid.
   • She has seventeen years of teaching experience.
   • Seventeen international organizations endorsed the declaration.

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

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

   diecisiete (pronombre)

   • Seventy applied, but only seventeen were accepted into the program.
   • I invited sixty guests; seventeen confirmed their attendance.
   • How many seats should we reserve? — Seventeen will be perfect.
   • Several companies bid, but seventeen were shortlisted for the contract.
   • Of the applications reviewed, seventeen were approved for grants.