Definition of three

threenumber

ba

/θriː//θriː/

The word "three" has its roots in Old English, with the earliest recorded usage dating back to the 5th century. The Old English word "þrēo" (threo) is thought to be derived from the Proto-Germanic word "*threhsiz", which is also the source of the Modern German word "drei". This Proto-Germanic word is believed to have been borrowed from the Proto-Indo-European root "*trejes", which carried the meaning of "branch" or "triple". This root is thought to have been related to the concept of three being a triple or tripled unit, as seen in many Indo-European cultures. Over time, the spelling of "three" has evolved from its Old English form "þrēo" to the Modern English form "three". Today, the word "three" is an essential part of the English language, used to count and quantify all sorts of things!

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Example:
  • Jasmine ate three apples for her afternoon snack.

    Jasmine đã ăn ba quả táo cho bữa ăn nhẹ buổi chiều của mình.

  • There are three legs on the stool Aunt Mary bought at the garage sale.

    Chiếc ghế đẩu mà dì Mary mua ở buổi bán đồ cũ có ba chân.

  • The team has won three games in a row.

    Đội đã thắng ba trận liên tiếp.

  • Sophie's cat gave birth to three kittens this morning.

    Sáng nay mèo của Sophie đã sinh ba chú mèo con.

  • The Smith family went on a three-week vacation to Bali last year.

    Gia đình Smith đã đi nghỉ ba tuần ở Bali vào năm ngoái.

  • In math, Alex has completed three out of five practice problems.

    Về môn toán, Alex đã hoàn thành ba trong số năm bài tập thực hành.

  • Dani's band has played at three different venues this month.

    Ban nhạc của Dani đã biểu diễn ở ba địa điểm khác nhau trong tháng này.

  • The recipe for the cake calls for three eggs, three cups of flour, and three sticks of butter.

    Công thức làm bánh này cần có ba quả trứng, ba cốc bột mì và ba thanh bơ.

  • The gardener planted three rows of sunflowers in his backyard yesterday.

    Người làm vườn đã trồng ba hàng hoa hướng dương ở sân sau nhà mình ngày hôm qua.

  • On an average workday, Lisa drinks three cups of coffee to keep herself alert.

    Trong một ngày làm việc trung bình, Lisa uống ba tách cà phê để giữ mình tỉnh táo.

Related words and phrases

Idioms

in twos and threes
two or three at a time; in small numbers
  • People arrived in twos and threes.
    • the three Rs
    (old-fashioned)reading, writing and arithmetic, thought to be the most important parts of a child’s education