Seventy: meaning, definitions and examples
7️⃣
seventy
[ ˈsɛvənti ]
number
The number seventy is equivalent to seven tens.
Examples of usage
- Seventy is the number of years in a septuagenarian.
- There are seventy students in the classroom.
- The temperature outside is seventy degrees Fahrenheit.
- She scored seventy out of one hundred in the exam.
- The price of the item is seventy dollars.
Translations
Translations of the word "seventy" in other languages:
🇵🇹 setenta
🇮🇳 सत्तर
🇩🇪 siebzig
🇮🇩 tujuh puluh
🇺🇦 сімдесят
🇵🇱 siedemdziesiąt
🇯🇵 七十 (ななじゅう, nanajū)
🇫🇷 soixante-dix
🇪🇸 setenta
🇹🇷 yetmiş
🇰🇷 일흔 (ilheun)
🇸🇦 سبعون (sab'ūn)
🇨🇿 sedmdesát
🇸🇰 sedemdesiat
🇨🇳 七十 (qīshí)
🇸🇮 sedemdeset
🇮🇸 sjötíu
🇰🇿 жетпіс
🇬🇪 სამოცდაათი (samotsdaati)
🇦🇿 yetmiş
🇲🇽 setenta
Word origin
The word seventy originated from the Old English word 'seofontig,' which is a combination of 'seofon' (seven) and 'tig' (group of ten). The use of the word seventy dates back to the 14th century, where it was used to represent the number seven followed by a group of ten. Over time, the word evolved to its current form, seventy, representing the number 70.
See also: seven.