thousand

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθaʊzənd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈθaʊzənd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(thou′zənd)

Inflections of 'thousand' (n):
thousands
npl (Used without preceding number––e.g. "There were thousands of people present.")
thousand
npl (Used after a number, e.g.––"There are three thousand of them.")

Collocations for "thousand"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "thousand" in context.

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thousand

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
cardinal
  1. thousands came to see the [king, singer, leader]
  2. the [match, game, tournament] was watched by thousands
  3. a thousand [came, went] (to)
  4. [came] in the thousands (to)
  5. the [product, item] sold by the thousands
  6. the [venue, stadium, arena] holds [20] thousand
  7. numbered in the tens of thousands
  8. the cost [could, might, will] be in the thousands
  9. [300] [cases, examples] per thousand
  10. count [from one, up] to a thousand
  11. thousands were [killed, evacuated, affected]
  12. thousands of [miles]
  13. thousands [and, upon] thousands (of)
  14. [happened, increased] over [two, a] thousand years
  15. took over [three] thousand years to [develop, stop, emerge]
  16. it cost (over) [five, a] thousand [dollars]
  17. there are several thousand of them
  18. are a thousand times more (now)
  19. there are at least a thousand of [them]
  20. must be at least a thousand of [them]
  21. a thousand [miles] away
  22. has to weigh a thousand [pounds]
  23. has to be a thousand [feet] high
  24. has to be a thousand years old
  25. I've told you a thousand times (not to)
'thousand' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
airport - answer - collect - date - decline - descent - eight - fifteen - five - forty - hundred - inhabit - marine - nine - one - people - piece - planet - poll - salt - seven - several - share - six - staff - target - three - trifle - twelve - twenty - two

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