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Seventeen

UK /["/ˌsevnˈtiːn/"]/ US /["/ˌsevnˈtiːn/"]/ Pronunciation

Definition

17

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In simple words: The number that comes after sixteen and before eighteen.

Examples

• She turned seventeen last week.
• Seventeen students passed the exam.
• My nephew is seventeen years old now.

Usage notes

Used in counting and ages. It's appropriate in both formal and informal contexts. Often used in school settings or casual conversations.

Grammar pattern

standalone number

Memory hint

Sounds like 'sevent' and 'teen' – imagine a group of seventeen teenage friends.

Collocations

• seventeen years old
• seventeen percent
• seventeen days

Synonyms

• seventeen
• 10 + 7
• a prime number
• one more than sixteen

Antonyms

• one
• zero
• none

Common mistakes

• Confusing with 'seventy', which is a much larger number.
• Pronouncing it incorrectly as 'sev-enteen' instead of 'sev-uhn-teen'.