fourteen

American  

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

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of fourteen

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

Example Sentences

Typically, girls younger than fourteen wore short dresses, pantalets, and stockings.

From Literature

Up until I was fourteen years old, no boy on earth could have been happier.

From Literature

If Gertrustein fell and broke her aching leg in fourteen pieces, she needed only to flash dit dit dit; dah dah dah; dit dit dit to Sam.

From Literature

I didn’t know it yet, but he and his mother had moved fourteen times over a period of ten years, and he had become expert at hanging pictures and spackling plaster.

From Literature

A guy, maybe fourteen, steps out of the car.

From Literature