Umpteen Meaning in English

word

US

ˈəmpˈtin

uhmp-TEEN

UK

ʌmptˈiːn

ump-TEEN

التعريف

A large but unspecified number; used informally to mean 'many'. Often used for emphasis when you don't want to give an exact figure.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very informal; commonly used in spoken English, rarely in writing. Similar to 'a million' or 'tons of' for exaggeration. No singular form; always means 'many'. Often appears as 'umpteen times' or 'umpteen things'.

• Spanish: un montón de - muchísimos
• Portuguese (BR): inúmeros - um monte de
• Portuguese (PT): inúmeros - um monte de
• Chinese (Simplified): 无数的 - 很多的
• Chinese (Traditional): 無數的 - 很多的
• Hindi: बेशुमार - अनगिनत
• Arabic: عدد لا يحصى من - عدد كبير من
• Bengali: অনেক - অসংখ্য
• Russian: куча - масса - море
• Japanese: 山ほど - 何度も
• Vietnamese: vô số - rất nhiều
• Korean: 수없이 많은 - 엄청나게 많은
• Turkish: sayısız - çok fazla
• Urdu: بے شمار - ان گنت
• Indonesian: sejumlah besar - tak terhitung

جمل نموذجية

I've asked you umpteen times to clean your room.

basic

There are umpteen reasons to visit that city.

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She has read that book umpteen times.

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We tried umpteen restaurants before finding one we liked.

natural

My phone has died umpteen times today.

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I've got umpteen things to do before I can relax.

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