Meanings
Numeric
1. three
Noun
2. three years of age
Pitch accent
Composed of
three; 3
Examples (47 in total)
Can I take three?
I have three pieces of baggage.
I ate three donuts.
I'm attaching three files.
This week I had three midterms.
I have three mobile phones.
We have three options.
The ship had three decks.
Octopuses have three hearts.
There are three tables in the storeroom.
She can speak three foreign languages.
The playground is divided into three areas by white lines.
We covered three states in two days.
These can be classified roughly into three types.
This room has three windows.
This dress comes in three sizes.
Name three types of bread.
My father is three years older than my mother.
The students parted into three groups.
This book is composed of three chapters.
She picked out three beautiful apples.
This liquid can be resolved into three elements.
He made three mistakes in as many lines.
"How many pumpkins do you want?" "Three, please."
The price of the carpet is determined by three factors.
A clever rabbit has three burrows.
Tom's house has three bedrooms.
Where are the three nude statues in the exhibition?
We live in a three-bedroom house.
With respect to this question, there are three opinions.
There are three suitcases near the door.
I prefer the third option.
Go straight down this street and turn right at the third light.
Three large buildings near here are under construction.
He has set up three world records in swimming this year.
I have three alarm clocks so as not to oversleep.
The future of English seems to be leading in three directions.
The apartment consists of three small rooms and a bath.
I have 3 projects that I need to finish up by the weekend!
He got four dolls, of which three were made in China.
I know Tom is about three years older than Mary.
We saw Tom juggling three balls.
I have a sister that is 3 years older than me and a brother that is 2 years younger than me.
On the tray are five objects - three of them are keys.
Excuse me. I'd like to point out three errors in the above article.
This summer, I plan to read every book on these three shelves.
Mary makes her bread with only three ingredients: flour, water and salt.