thir .teen Ф / ^r'tin/ number 13 ►thir • teenth / i6ar' tin6 / pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun [ count ] 13th thir .ty Ф / esrti/ number 1 30
2the thirties [ plural ] the numbers, years, or temperatures between 30 and 39 in your thirties
between the ages of 30 and 39
►thir • ti • eth / ' 6artia6 / pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun [ count ]
30th
this / 61s / adjective, pronoun ( plural these / diz / )
1 a word that you use to talk about a person or thing that is close to you in time or space Come and look at this photo. This is my sister.
These boots are really comfortable. How much does this cost?
2 a word that you use with periods of time that are connected to the present time I am on vacation this week.
What are you doing this evening (= today in the evening ) ?
this 2 / dis / adverb
so
The road is not usually this busy ( = not as busy as it is now ) .
this • tle / ' eisi / noun [ count ]
a plant with sharp, pointed leaves and purple flowers
thong / eog / noun [ count ]
a simple, open shoe with a narrow part that goes between your big toe and the toe next to it
a type of underwear that has a very narrow piece of cloth, like a string, at the back
thorn / eorn / noun [ count ] a sharp point that grows on a plant Rose bushes have thorns.
— Look at the picture at plant . thor • ough / ' earou / adjective
careful and complete
The police made a thorough search of the house.
thor • ough • ly / ' earali ; ' earouli / adverb
carefully and completely
He cleaned the room thoroughly.
completely; very or very much I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.
those Ф / douz / adjective, pronoun [ plural ]
a word that you use to talk about people or things that are there or then. Those is the plural form of "that" I don't know those boys.
She went to college in the 1980s. In those days, students didn't have their own computers. Can I have one of those?
though Ф / dou / conjunction, adverb
PRONUNCIATION
The word though sounds like go .
1 despite something
I was very cold, though I was wearing my coat. Though she was in a hurry, she stopped to talk.
went to the party, even though I was tired.
—SYNONYM although
but
I thought it was right, though I wasn't sure.
however
I like him very much. I don't like his wife, though. as though
in a way that makes you think something
The house looks as though no one lives there.
I'm so hungry — I feel as though I haven't eaten for days!
thought 1
form of think
thought 2 С / eot / noun
[ count ] an idea
Have you had any thoughts about what you want to do when you leave school?
[ noncount ] thinking
After a lot of thought, I decided not to take the job.
thought • ful / ' eotfl / adjective
1 thinking carefully
She listened with a thoughtful look on her face.
2 thinking about other people
It was very thoughtful of you to cook us dinner.
—SYNONYM kind , considerate thought • less / ' eotlas / adjective
not thinking about other people
It was very thoughtless of them to leave the room in such a mess.
—SYNONYM inconsiderate
thou .sand О / ' eauznd /
1,000
