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IELTS BNC: 465 COCA: 584

third
1 third /ˈθɚd/ adjective
1 third
/ˈθɚd/
adjective
Learner's definition of THIRD
always used before a noun
1 
a  : occupying the number three position in a series第三的
b  : next to the second in importance or rank次于第二的；第三位的
2 
: equal in size, value, amount, etc., to one third of something（尺寸、价值、数量等）三分之一的
3 
: used to refer to the third forward gear or speed of a vehicle（车辆）第三挡的

the third time is the charm

(US) or British third time lucky
— used to say that two efforts at something have already failed but perhaps the third will be successful（但愿）第三次会交好运

— third

adverb
2 third /ˈθɚd/ noun
plural thirds
2 third
/ˈθɚd/
noun
plural thirds
Learner's definition of THIRD
1 
[singular] : something that is third : the third thing in a series第三；第三位
2 
[count] : one of three equal parts of something三分之一
3 
[noncount] : the third forward gear or speed of a vehicle（车辆的）第三挡
4 
[noncount] baseball : third base
5 
[count] British : an undergraduate degree of the lowest level from a British university英国大学本科的）三等成绩学位
IELTS BNC: 465 COCA: 584

third

1 of 2

adjective

ˈthərd How to pronounce third (audio)
1
a
: being next after the second in place or time
the third taxi in line
b
: ranking next after the second of a grade or degree in authority or precedence
served as third mate
c
: being the forward speed or gear next higher than second especially in a motor vehicle
2
a
: being one of three equal parts into which something is divisible
a third share of the money
b
: being the last in each group of three in a series
take out every third card
third adverb
or thirdly

third

2 of 2

noun

1
a
: one that is number three in a series see Table of Numbers
b
: one that is next after second in rank, position, authority, or precedence
the third in line
2
: one of three equal parts of something
a third of the pie
3
: third base
4
: the third forward gear or speed especially of a motor vehicle
5
a
: the musical interval embracing three diatonic degrees
b
: a tone at this interval
specifically : mediant
c
: the harmonic combination of two tones a third apart
6
thirds plural : merchandise whose quality falls below the manufacturer's standard for seconds

Example Sentences

Adjective We sat in the third row. the third house on the left C is the third letter in the alphabet. That's the third time I've seen him today. The office is on the third floor. Do you have a third choice? a third share in the profits a third pound of cheese Noun The win was his third of the year. a third of the pie Rent costs two-thirds of my paycheck. She divided the cookie into thirds. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Jose Trevino beat third baseman Matt Chapman’s off-balance throw for an infield hit and was sacrificed to second. Larry Fleisher, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022 Jose Trevino beat third baseman Matt Chapman’s off-balance throw for an infield hit and was sacrificed to second. Larry Fleisher, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2022 Jose Trevino beat third baseman Matt Chapman’s off-balance throw for an infield hit and was sacrificed to second. Larry Fleisher, ajc, 21 Aug. 2022 Rosario evened the score, 4-4, with an RBI single on a weak grounder to third baseman Willi Castro. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 18 Aug. 2022 All Star third baseman Jose Ramirez were considered the two most formidable hitters on what would become the youngest team in baseball. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Another South American horse, Paseana, won seven straight races from November of 1991 to July of 1992 and gave McAnally a third Breeders’ Cup Distaff win. San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022 Croft, a trucker from Delaware, is also charged with the two conspiracies, as well as a third charge for possession of an unregistered destructive device. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2022 Providence, Rhode Island had less than half an inch of rainfall in the third driest July on record, and Boston had six-tenths of an inch in the fourth driest July on record, according to the National Weather Service office in Norton, Massachusetts. Jennifer Mcdermott, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022
Noun
Both Portland and Chelsea took a while to feel each other out Saturday, with most of the early portion of the match played in the middle third of the field. oregonlive, 20 Aug. 2022 Two driveways from the development will access Old Grove Road, and a third will be on Frazee Road. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2020 Housing is considered affordable if people are spending up to a third of their incomes on housing costs, and rental housing tends to be more accessible for people with lower-incomes. Hartford Courant, 30 Aug. 2022 To be sure, well-being evaluations conducted to date do suggest that up to a third of LIS patients report being severely unhappy. Jonathan Moens, Ars Technica, 8 Aug. 2022 One third of the animal’s meat goes to the needy; another third of the meat is distributed to family, friends and neighbors; and the last third of the meat is used at home. Manal Aman, Woman's Day, 7 June 2022 The last third of the film focuses on a subset of the passengers and crew, who wash up on an island and quickly realize that none of them has the skills to last even a few days in the wild. Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 May 2022 The last third of the film plays like a thriller and then a tragedy. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2022 The last third of his life was spent mostly in Prouts Neck, a slip of land on the coast of Maine where his family had acquired property. Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English thridde, thirde, from Old English thridda, thirdda; akin to Latin tertius third, Greek tritos, treis three — more at three

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of third was before the 12th century

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IELTS BNC: 465 COCA: 584
third

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + THIRD | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤first前三分之一➤middle中間的三分之一➤final, last後三分之一◇the last third of the novel小說的後三分之一部份➤remaining剩餘的三分之一▸➤bottom, lower底部的／下面的三分之一▸➤top, upper頂部的／上面的三分之一◇Most of the students' scores were in the upper third of the range.大部份學生的成績都處於分數分佈範圍的上三分之一。VERB + THIRD➤divide sth into把⋯分成三份◇He divided the money into thirds.他把錢分成三份。PREPOSITION➤third of三分之一的⋯◇Over a third of sales were made over the Internet.三分之一以上的銷售額是在因特網上實現的。PHRASES➤about a third, almost a third, at least a third, over a third大約／接近／至少／超過三分之一◇Over a third of people questioned said they would consider cosmetic surgery.受訪者當中有三分之一以上說他們會考慮做整容手術。➤between a third and a half, a third to (a) half三分之一至二分之一之間；三分之一至二分之一◇The discount is a third to a half of the full price.折扣是全價的三分之一到一半。

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