Ton Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈtən/

tuhn

UK

/tˈʌn/

tuhn

التعريف

A ton is a unit of weight used for very heavy things. In informal English, it can also mean a very large amount of something.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

For weight, 'ton' often appears with materials, cargo, trucks, or industrial quantities. In casual speech, 'tons of' means 'a lot of' and is very common: 'tons of work', 'tons of people'. Be careful: exact size can vary by system (metric ton, US ton, UK ton), but many everyday uses are not precise.

• Spanish: tonelada
• Portuguese (BR): tonelada
• Portuguese (PT): tonelada
• Chinese (Simplified): 吨
• Chinese (Traditional): 噸
• Hindi: टन
• Arabic: طن
• Bengali: টন - প্রচুর (অনেক)
• Russian: тонна - куча (разговорное)
• Japanese: トン - たくさん（口語的表現）
• Vietnamese: tấn - rất nhiều (khẩu ngữ)
• Korean: 톤 - 엄청난 양(비유적)
• Turkish: ton - bir sürü (gayri resmi)
• Urdu: ٹن - بہت زیادہ (عام گفتگو میں)
• Indonesian: ton - sangat banyak (ungkapan informal)

جمل نموذجية

The truck can carry one ton of sand.

basic

That elephant weighs about six tons.

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We bought a ton of rice for the store.

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I have a ton of emails to answer today.

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There were tons of people at the concert last night.

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Thanks for helping me move—this saved a ton of time.

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