three - English word #701

Translation

The number 3, one more than two.

Word origin

From Old English threo, the common Germanic word for the number 3.

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"Three" tells us how many apples - 3.

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Here "three" counts the children.

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Here "three" tells us her age.

two

The number 2, one more than one.

four

The number 4, one more than three.

number

A word or symbol, like one, two, or three, that tells you how many.

count

To say numbers in order, or to find how many things there are.

one

The number 1, or a word that stands for a single thing already mentioned.

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