hundred

number

/ˈhʌndrəd/

Idioms

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- One hundred (of the children) have already been placed with foster families.
- There were just a hundred of them there.
- This vase is worth several hundred dollars.
- She must be over a hundred (= a hundred years old).
- Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk.
- a hundred-year lease
You say a, one, two, several, etc. hundred without a final ‘s’ on ‘hundred’. Hundreds (of…) can be used if there is no number or quantity before it. Always use a plural verb with hundred or hundreds, except when an amount of money is mentioned: Four hundred (people) are expected to attend. • Two hundred (pounds) was withdrawn from the account. Topics Maths and measurementa1
a hundred, hundreds (of…)
(usually informal) a large amount
- hundreds of miles away
- for hundreds of years
- If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times.
- I have a hundred and one things to do.
- (formal) Men died in their hundreds.
the hundreds
[plural] the numbers from 100 to 999
- We're talking about a figure in the low hundreds.
the… hundreds
[plural] the years of a particular century
- the early nineteen hundreds (= written ‘early 1900s’)
one, two, three, etc. hundred hours used to express whole hours in the 24-hour system
- twelve hundred hours (= 12.00 midday)

Word Originlate Old English, from hund ‘hundred’ (from an Indo-European root shared with Latin centum and Greek hekaton) + a second element meaning ‘number’; of Germanic origin and related to Dutch honderd and German hundert.

Idioms

give a hundred (and ten) per cent

to put as much effort into something as you can; to give even more effort than could be expected
- Every player gave a hundred per cent tonight.

a/one hundred per cent

in every way synonym completely
- I'm not a hundred per cent sure.
- My family supports me one hundred per cent.
completely fit and healthy
- I still don't feel a hundred per cent.
Topics Health and Fitnessc2

ninety-nine times out of a hundred

almost always

单词	hundred
释义	hundred number /ˈhʌndrəd/ /ˈhʌndrəd/ Idioms jump to other results 100 One hundred (of the children) have already been placed with foster families. There were just a hundred of them there. This vase is worth several hundred dollars. She must be over a hundred (= a hundred years old). Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk. a hundred-year lease You say a, one, two, several, etc. hundred without a final ‘s’ on ‘hundred’. Hundreds (of…) can be used if there is no number or quantity before it. Always use a plural verb with hundred or hundreds, except when an amount of money is mentioned: Four hundred (people) are expected to attend. • Two hundred (pounds) was withdrawn from the account. Topics Maths and measurementa1 a hundred, hundreds (of…) (usually informal) a large amount hundreds of miles away for hundreds of years If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times. I have a hundred and one things to do. (formal) Men died in their hundreds. the hundreds [plural] the numbers from 100 to 999 We're talking about a figure in the low hundreds. the… hundreds [plural] the years of a particular century the early nineteen hundreds (= written ‘early 1900s’) one, two, three, etc. hundred hours used to express whole hours in the 24-hour system twelve hundred hours (= 12.00 midday) Word Originlate Old English, from hund ‘hundred’ (from an Indo-European root shared with Latin centum and Greek hekaton) + a second element meaning ‘number’; of Germanic origin and related to Dutch honderd and German hundert. Idioms give a hundred (and ten) per cent to put as much effort into something as you can; to give even more effort than could be expected Every player gave a hundred per cent tonight. a/one hundred per cent in every way synonym completely I'm not a hundred per cent sure. My family supports me one hundred per cent. completely fit and healthy I still don't feel a hundred per cent. Topics Health and Fitnessc2 ninety-nine times out of a hundred almost always
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