thousand

The number 1,000; used as a noun or determiner, not an adjective.

• 🇪🇸Número 1000; se usa como sustantivo o determinante, no como adjetivo.

1. Quantity of 1,000 A1 formal

   Denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units.

   • There are a thousand people in the stadium.
   • She saved a thousand dollars for her trip.
   • The book has over a thousand pages.

   🇪🇸Mil (cantidad de 1.000)

   Sinónimos: millenary

• more thousand comparative form
• most thousand superlative form

A noun referring to the cardinal number equal to 10 times 100, or a large indefinite number.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa el número cardinal igual a 10 veces 100, o una gran cantidad indefinida.

1. Cardinal number A1 formal

   The number equal to ten times one hundred; 1,000.

   • There are one thousand meters in a kilometer.
   • She saved over a thousand dollars for her trip.
   • The stadium can hold several thousand people.

   🇪🇸Número cardinal 1.000

   Sinónimos: chiliadgrandkthouyard

2. Large indefinite number A2 informal

   An unspecified but large number or quantity.

   • I have a thousand things to do before the party.
   • He's told me that story a thousand times.
   • Thousands of fans gathered to see the band.

   🇪🇸millar

   Sinónimos: bunchheaphostloadlotmassmultitudemyriadpileplentyslewswarmthrong

• thousands plural form
• thousands' possessive plural form
• thousand's possessive singular form

The cardinal numeral representing the quantity of one thousand units (10³); the smallest four-digit number; a composite number (2³×5³); a fundamental scaling unit in the decimal system, widely used in mathematics, finance, demographics, and everyday measurement. Also functions as a noun (denoting the symbol, quantity, or group of one thousand), adjective/determiner (modifying nouns to indicate quantity), and pronoun (standing in for a plural noun phrase).

• 🇪🇸Numeral cardinal que denota mil objetos, personas o unidades de cuenta; unidad fundamental de escala en el sistema decimal; también se usa como sustantivo, determinante o pronombre.

1. Cardinal numeral: the number 1,000 A1 formal

   Used to denote a quantity of one thousand persons or things; the smallest four-digit positive integer; a composite number (2³×5³); represents a thousandfold quantity in counting, mathematics, and everyday usage.

   • There are one thousand millimeters in a meter.
   • She saved one thousand dollars for the trip.
   • One thousand plus one thousand equals two thousand.
   • The stadium holds over one thousand spectators.
   • He completed one thousand push-ups in a month.

   🇪🇸Mil

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

   A noun referring to the cardinal number one thousand; the numeral symbol 1,000 or M; a set, collection, or group consisting of one thousand items; in currency, a thousand-unit banknote or denomination; often used in plural form to indicate large, indefinite quantities.

   • The number one thousand marks a significant numerical milestone.
   • Circle the thousands in this population dataset.
   • He donated several thousands to the charity.
   • The invoice lists a thousand of shipped units.
   • In historical contexts, a thousand often refers to a Roman military unit.

   🇪🇸mil (número cardinal, cifra o conjunto de mil)

3. Adjective/Determiner: amounting to one thousand A1 formal

   Used attributively before a noun to indicate that the quantity or number of the noun is one thousand; modifies plural countable nouns to specify exact quantity; typically remains singular when preceded by a specific number (e.g., two thousand years).

   • They completed a thousand-mile journey across the continent.
   • We need a thousand additional forms for the registration.
   • The project requires a thousand hours of development time.
   • She has a thousand reasons to celebrate.
   • A thousand international students enrolled this semester.

   🇪🇸mil (como determinante numeral)

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

   Used as a pronoun to refer to one thousand previously mentioned or understood persons or things; takes plural verb agreement; often used in the plural form 'thousands' to denote an unspecified large number.

   • Ten thousand applied, but only a thousand were accepted.
   • I invited five thousand guests; a thousand confirmed their attendance.
   • How many units should we order? — A thousand will be sufficient.
   • Several batches were produced, but a thousand met quality standards.
   • Of the applications reviewed, a thousand were approved for funding.

   🇪🇸mil (como pronombre)

• thousandth ordinal