fourteen

American  

[fawr-teen, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˈtin, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

fourteens plural

1. a cardinal number, ten plus four.

2. a symbol for this number, as 14 or XIV.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 14 in number.

fourteen British  

/ ˈfɔːˈtiːn /

noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and four

2. a numeral, 14, XIV, etc, representing this number

3. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 14 units

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determiner

1. 1. amounting to fourteen

      fourteen cats

   2. ( as pronoun )

      the fourteen who remained

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fourteens
  plural

Etymology

Origin of fourteen

before 950; Middle English fourtene, Old English fēowertēne. See four, -teen

Example Sentences

Fourteen investigations are under way and eight victims have been identified and supported.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Fourteen years earlier, it made elite golfers look like weekend hackers when the scoring average in the final round alone was 8.7 strokes over par.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Fourteen large-cap semiconductor stocks more than doubled this year, but recent pullbacks saw SanDisk down 5% and Micron 16% from highs.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Fourteen of the 34 rattlesnakes carried the parasite.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Fourteen days ago we had to go up and relieve the front line.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque