thousand
word
/ˈθaʊzən/, /ˈθaʊzənd/
THOW-zuhn, THOW-zuhnd
/θˈaʊzənd/
THOW-zuhnd
Definition
The number 1,000; equal to ten hundreds. Used to describe a large quantity or an exact number.
Usage & Nuances
Used for counting and estimates ('a thousand people', 'thousands of stars'). 'Thousands' is common for large, imprecise quantities. Always singular in 'one thousand', but plural in 'thousands of'. Not used with 'a/an' alone — say 'a thousand', not 'a thousands'.
Spanish: milPortuguese (BR): milPortuguese (PT): milChinese (Simplified): 千Chinese (Traditional): 千Hindi: हज़ारArabic: ألفBengali: হাজারRussian: тысячаJapanese: 千Vietnamese: nghìnKorean: 천Turkish: binUrdu: ہزارIndonesian: ribu
Example Sentences
There are thousand books in the library.
basic
He won thousand dollars in the lottery.
basic
A thousand people attended the concert.
basic
I’ve told you this a thousand times!
natural
There are thousands of ways to solve this problem.
natural
It felt like a thousand degrees outside yesterday.
natural