thousand en · NUM
Pronunciation
- thou′zənd (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈθaʊz(ə)nd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈθawz(ə)nd/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- [ˈθaʊ̯zn̩d] (General-American)
- /ˈθuːz(ə)nd/ (Northumbria)
- /ˈθaʊz(ə)n(d)/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥? Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm? Proto-Indo-European *tuHsont- Proto-Germanic *þūsundī Proto-West Germanic *þūsundi Old English þūsend Middle English thousend English thousand From Middle English thousend, thusand, from Old English þūsend (“thousand”), from Proto-West Germanic *þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic *þūsundī (“thousand”), (compare Scots thousand (“thousand”), Saterland Frisian duusend (“thousand”), West Frisian tûzen (“thousand”), Dutch duizend (“thousand”), German tausend (“thousand”), Danish tusind (“thousand”), Swedish tusen (“thousand”), Norwegian tusen (“thousand”), Icelandic þúsund (“thousand”), Faroese túsund (“thousand”)), from Proto-Indo-European *tuHsont-, *tuHsenti- (compare Lithuanian tūkstantis (“thousand”), Polish tysiąc, Russian ты́сяча (týsjača), Finnish tuhat, Estonian tuhat).
Meanings
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A numerical value equal to 1,000; ten times a hundred (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation)
And that sight will become more common in the coming years, as the city’s police pursue an ambitious campaign to install thousands of cameras to elevate their surveillance capabilities.
2024 October 5, Jessie Yeung, “Hong Kong plans to install thousands of surveillance cameras. Critics say it’s more proof the city is moving closer to China”, in CNN:The Invisible Killer Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there.
1995, John December, quoting Craig Jackson, The World Wide Web Unleashed, 2nd edition, Indianapolis, Ind.: Sams.net, →ISBN, page 450:Accounts with between fifty thousand and two hundred thousand followers are considered “microinfluencers,” and tend to have higher engagement rates—that is, a larger share of their followers like, favorite, or comment on their posts—than those with millions of followers.
2017 April 17, Rachel Monroe, “#Vanlife, the Bohemian Social-Media Movement”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2017:Three thousand years back in the Babylonian, Syrian, and Egyptian histories brings us to a period where their records are fragmentary and involved in great obscurity. In the history of China, it brings us to the Tchou dynasty, where the events of Chinese history "begin to be more trustworthy."
1889, Charles Taze Russell, The Time Is At Hand, Allegheny, PA: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, published 1907, →OCLC, →OL, page 36:The company earned fifty thousand dollars last month.
Many thousands of people came to the conference.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kilo- | alternative | lexicographic | |
| M | alternative | lexicographic | |
| thousan' | alternative | lexicographic | |
| thousands | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| 1000 | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
billion · trillion · thousand million · million · quadrillion · milliard · sextillion · quintillion
Deriveds
thousand yard stare (other) · thousand pardons (other) · five thousand (numbers) · thousand-yard stare (other) · thousand-year-old egg (other) · thousandsome (other) · three thousand (numbers) · seven thousand (numbers) · thousand-legs (other) · a picture is worth a thousand words (other) · thousand-year egg (other) · thousand-legged worm (other) · eight thousand (numbers) · land of a thousand hills (other) · mother of thousands (other) · a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step (other) · thousandfold (other) · thousand-leaf (other) · the city of a thousand windows (other) · thousand one (numbers) · death by a thousand cuts (other) · thousander (other) · death by a thousand paper cuts (other) · smile a thousand smiles (other) · one thousand and one (numbers) · two thousand (numbers) · let a thousand flowers bloom (other) · one thousand (numbers) · two thousand and late (other) · long thousand (other) · thousand-headed cabbage (other) · nine thousand (numbers) · thousand-legger (other) · six thousand (numbers) · sixty-four thousand dollar question (other) · four thousand (numbers) · thousand-mile stare (other) · hundred thousand (numbers) · an image is worth a thousand words (other) · upper ten thousand (other) · tenthousandaire (other) · bat a thousand (other) · a picture paints a thousand words (other) · Thousand Islands (other) · hundreds and thousands (other) · over nine thousand (other) · thousand and one (numbers) · ten thousand (numbers) · die a thousand deaths (other) · thousand million (numbers) · thousandaire (other) · bat one thousand (other) · yearthousand (other) · one hundred thousand (numbers) · thousandth (other)
Descendants
Synonyms
illion (numerical) · one thousand (numerical) · a thousand (numerical) · one nillion (numerical) · a nillion (numerical) · ten hundred (numerical) · an illion (numerical) · nillion (numerical) · one illion (numerical)
Translations (315)
nv mííl (cardinal number 1000) · tby caana (cardinal number 1000) · gez እልፍ (cardinal number 1000) · lkt khektópawiŋǧe (cardinal number 1000) · mnw လ္ (cardinal number 1000) · alt муҥ (cardinal number 1000) · grc χίλιοι (cardinal number 1000) · rcf mil (cardinal number 1000) · sm afe (cardinal number 1000) · ruo tisuť (cardinal number 1000) · pl tysiąc (cardinal number 1000) · fur mil (cardinal number 1000) · sc miza (cardinal number 1000) · mi mano (cardinal number 1000) · sc mizi (cardinal number 1000) · esu tiisiqaq (cardinal number 1000) · oj ingodosagoons (cardinal number 1000) · ps زر (cardinal number 1000) · pa ਹਜ਼ਾਰ (cardinal number 1000) · hi हज़ार (cardinal number 1000) · rhg ázar (cardinal number 1000) · om kuma (cardinal number 1000) · fi tuhat (cardinal number 1000) · sq mijë (cardinal number 1000) · tpi tausen (cardinal number 1000) · pt mil (cardinal number 1000) · or ହଜାର (cardinal number 1000) · ug مىڭ (cardinal number 1000) · ruo miľår (cardinal number 1000) · nl eenduizend (cardinal number 1000) · sc mila (cardinal number 1000) · ba мең (cardinal number 1000) · yua lajunkʼáal tu óoxbaakʼ (cardinal number 1000) · br mil (cardinal number 1000) · ee akpe (cardinal number 1000) · tly həzo (cardinal number 1000) · hil libo (cardinal number 1000) · fy tûzen (cardinal number 1000) · it mille (cardinal number 1000) · dlm mel (cardinal number 1000) · xto wälts (cardinal number 1000) · te వెయ్యి (cardinal number 1000) · cv пин (cardinal number 1000) · ang þūsend (cardinal number 1000) · kk мың (cardinal number 1000) · fa هِزار (cardinal number 1000) · bn হাজার (cardinal number 1000) · dar азир (cardinal number 1000) · lus sâng (cardinal number 1000) · ca miler or milenar (cardinal number 1000) · yue 千 (cardinal number 1000) · se duhát (cardinal number 1000) · ms ribu (cardinal number 1000) · ti ሽሕ (cardinal number 1000) · pis taosen (cardinal number 1000) · ltg tyukstūša (cardinal number 1000) · min ribu (cardinal number 1000) · kmr hizar (cardinal number 1000) · kmr hezar (cardinal number 1000) · nan-hbl 千 (cardinal number 1000) · sk tisíc (cardinal number 1000) · naq ǀoadisi (cardinal number 1000) · mk илјада (cardinal number 1000) · la mīlia (cardinal number 1000) · hi १००० (cardinal number 1000) · os мин (cardinal number 1000) · rom бари (cardinal number 1000) · sm mano (cardinal number 1000) · tl libo (cardinal number 1000) · crh miñ (cardinal number 1000) · da tusind (cardinal number 1000) · ab зықы (cardinal number 1000) · nv tʼááłáhádí mííl (cardinal number 1000) · os ӕрзӕ (cardinal number 1000) · az min (cardinal number 1000) · av азарго (cardinal number 1000) · am ሺ (cardinal number 1000) · sh хиљада (cardinal number 1000) · cmn 千 (cardinal number 1000) · txb yaltse (cardinal number 1000) · zom tul (cardinal number 1000) · vo mil (cardinal number 1000) · kjh муң (cardinal number 1000) · ko 천 (cardinal number 1000) · ae 𐬵𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀 (cardinal number 1000) · ckb ھەزار (cardinal number 1000) · mbb libu (cardinal number 1000) · ro mie (cardinal number 1000) · udm сюрс (cardinal number 1000) · tr bin (cardinal number 1000) · mn мянга (cardinal number 1000) · rup njilje (cardinal number 1000) · is þúsund (cardinal number 1000) · lez агъзур (cardinal number 1000) · tyv муң (cardinal number 1000) · io mil (cardinal number 1000) · bn সহস্র (cardinal number 1000) · to afe (cardinal number 1000) · chr ᎠᎦᏴᎵ (cardinal number 1000) · si දහස (cardinal number 1000) · ha alif (cardinal number 1000) · gv jeih keead (cardinal number 1000) · swb alifu (cardinal number 1000) · ota بیك (cardinal number 1000) · kn ಸಾವಿರ (cardinal number 1000) · gur tʋsrɛ (cardinal number 1000) · tk müň (cardinal number 1000) · wo junni (cardinal number 1000) · scn milli (cardinal number 1000) · arc אלפא (cardinal number 1000) · lmo milla (cardinal number 1000) · id ribu (cardinal number 1000) · xsr འ་ཛར (cardinal number 1000) · ar ١٠٠٠ (cardinal number 1000) · tet rihun (cardinal number 1000) · oc mila (cardinal number 1000) · bo སྟོང (cardinal number 1000) · uz ming (cardinal number 1000) · ur ہزار (cardinal number 1000) · gd mìle (cardinal number 1000) · myv тёжа (cardinal number 1000) · lb dausend (cardinal number 1000) · mqs calan (cardinal number 1000) · ovd tusn (cardinal number 1000) · as হেজাৰ (cardinal number 1000) · chk engöröu (cardinal number 1000) · da tusinde (cardinal number 1000) · my ထောင် (cardinal number 1000) · ivv livu (cardinal number 1000) · cjs муң (cardinal number 1000) · rap mano (cardinal number 1000) · af duisend (cardinal number 1000) · msk libo (cardinal number 1000) · xal миңһн (cardinal number 1000) · ibg maribu (cardinal number 1000) · kxd ribu (cardinal number 1000) · ru ты́сяча (cardinal number 1000) · sv tusen (cardinal number 1000) · nci ōntzontli īpan mahtlācpōhualli (cardinal number 1000) · uk ти́сяча (cardinal number 1000) · rom bari (cardinal number 1000) · ny chikwi (cardinal number 1000) · ne हजार (cardinal number 1000) · udi гьазар (cardinal number 1000) · ta ஆயிரம் (cardinal number 1000) · ln nkoto (cardinal number 1000) · otk 𐰋𐰃𐰭 (cardinal number 1000) · tg ҳазор (cardinal number 1000) · ctd tuul (cardinal number 1000) · lv tūkstotis (cardinal number 1000) · et tuhat (cardinal number 1000) · ur ۱۰۰۰ (cardinal number 1000) · zza xezar (cardinal number 1000) · sah тыһыынча (cardinal number 1000) · fa زار (cardinal number 1000) · tt мең (cardinal number 1000) · ssy shiix (cardinal number 1000) · lmo mila (cardinal number 1000) · cy mil (cardinal number 1000) · eo mil (cardinal number 1000) · pam libu (cardinal number 1000) · mak sabu (cardinal number 1000) · ga míle (cardinal number 1000) · bho हजार (cardinal number 1000) · war yukot (cardinal number 1000) · vec mìle (cardinal number 1000) · ruo tåvžânt (cardinal number 1000) · sw elfu (cardinal number 1000) · kpv сюрс (cardinal number 1000) · sc milli (cardinal number 1000) · gv thousane (cardinal number 1000) · qu waranqa (cardinal number 1000) · mt elf (cardinal number 1000) · ilo ribo (cardinal number 1000) · ky миң (cardinal number 1000) · sco thousand (cardinal number 1000) · bni nkoto (cardinal number 1000) · okm 즈믄 (cardinal number 1000) · prg tūsimts (cardinal number 1000) · sd هِزار (cardinal number 1000) · es millar (cardinal number 1000) · enm thousend (cardinal number 1000) · ar أَلْف (cardinal number 1000) · tft calamoi (cardinal number 1000) · grc ͵α (cardinal number 1000) · sh тисућа (cardinal number 1000) · ht mil (cardinal number 1000) · sat ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱟᱡᱟᱨ (cardinal number 1000) · th พัน (cardinal number 1000) · bcl ribo (cardinal number 1000) · eu mila (cardinal number 1000) · inh эзар (cardinal number 1000) · an mil (cardinal number 1000) · ca mil (cardinal number 1000) · khb ᦗᧃ (cardinal number 1000) · aqc изар (cardinal number 1000) · th หนึ่งพัน (cardinal number 1000) · arc ܐܠܦܐ (cardinal number 1000) · nan-tws 千 (cardinal number 1000) · tab агъзур (cardinal number 1000) · bg хиля́да (cardinal number 1000) · ja 千 (cardinal number 1000) · mnc ᠮᡳᠩᡤᠠᠨ (cardinal number 1000) · kum минг (cardinal number 1000) · tsg ibu (cardinal number 1000) · duu tu (cardinal number 1000) · akl libo (cardinal number 1000) · chk -ngöröu (cardinal number 1000) · mr हजार (cardinal number 1000) · pap mil (cardinal number 1000) · wmw elufu (cardinal number 1000) · chr ᏐᏬ ᎢᏯᎦᏴᎵ (cardinal number 1000) · gv milley (cardinal number 1000) · no tusen (cardinal number 1000) · sa सहस्र (cardinal number 1000) · mn ᠮᠢᠩᠭᠠ (cardinal number 1000) · ka ათასი (cardinal number 1000) · mrw nggibo (cardinal number 1000) · sat ᱦᱟᱡᱟᱨ (cardinal number 1000) · lou mil (cardinal number 1000) · ay waranqa (cardinal number 1000) · oc mil (cardinal number 1000) · gl mil (cardinal number 1000) · isd ribu (cardinal number 1000) · ty mano (cardinal number 1000) · cic talhipa sipokni' (cardinal number 1000) · jv èwu (cardinal number 1000) · kea mil (cardinal number 1000) · he אֶלֶף (cardinal number 1000) · ur سہاس (cardinal number 1000) · shn ႁဵင် (cardinal number 1000) · esu tiissitsaaq (cardinal number 1000) · mba nangkalibo (cardinal number 1000) · vi ngàn (cardinal number 1000) · koi сюрс (cardinal number 1000) · twf mílą (cardinal number 1000) · rsk тисяча (cardinal number 1000) · lij mia (cardinal number 1000) · egy M12 (cardinal number 1000) · lkt kȟoktá (cardinal number 1000) · sid kume (cardinal number 1000) · my တစ်ထောင် (cardinal number 1000) · gez ሲሕ (cardinal number 1000) · qu waranga (cardinal number 1000) · ceb libo (cardinal number 1000) · cs tisíc (cardinal number 1000) · mr १००० (cardinal number 1000) · sh tisuća (cardinal number 1000) · crh biñ (cardinal number 1000) · ia mille (cardinal number 1000) · bua мянган (cardinal number 1000) · be ты́сяча (cardinal number 1000) · lt tūkstantis (cardinal number 1000) · ha dubu (cardinal number 1000) · lo ພັນ (cardinal number 1000) · na araña (cardinal number 1000) · sah муҥ (cardinal number 1000) · vi nghìn (cardinal number 1000) · as হাজাৰ (cardinal number 1000) · ttt həzar (cardinal number 1000) · tvl mano (cardinal number 1000) · fr mille (cardinal number 1000) · ast mil (cardinal number 1000) · ny sauzande (cardinal number 1000) · gld минган (cardinal number 1000) · chr ᎢᏯᎦᏴᎵ (cardinal number 1000) · izh tuhatta (cardinal number 1000) · mr सहस्र (cardinal number 1000) · es mil (cardinal number 1000) · km ពាន់ (cardinal number 1000) · kaw iwu (cardinal number 1000) · sl tísoč (cardinal number 1000) · wlo rewu (cardinal number 1000) · hi सहस्र (cardinal number 1000) · ce эзар (cardinal number 1000) · hu ezer (cardinal number 1000) · iso odu (cardinal number 1000) · sc milla (cardinal number 1000) · te వేయి (cardinal number 1000) · rgn mèl (cardinal number 1000) · bug sabbu (cardinal number 1000) · aa alfi (cardinal number 1000) · rhg házar (cardinal number 1000) · yi טויזנט (cardinal number 1000) · la mīlle (cardinal number 1000) · sh hiljada (cardinal number 1000) · ill sangibu (cardinal number 1000) · mwl mil (cardinal number 1000) · tsg hangibu (cardinal number 1000) · so kun (cardinal number 1000) · km មួយពាន់ (cardinal number 1000) · ml ആയിരം (cardinal number 1000) · de tausend (cardinal number 1000) · rsk тисяч (cardinal number 1000) · haw kaukani (cardinal number 1000) · scn middi (cardinal number 1000) · mfe mil (cardinal number 1000) · yai ҳазор (cardinal number 1000) · nl duizend (cardinal number 1000) · dng чян (cardinal number 1000) · id seribu (cardinal number 1000) · oj midaaswaak (cardinal number 1000) · hi सहास (cardinal number 1000) · hy հազար (cardinal number 1000) · ur سہسر (cardinal number 1000) · fo túsund (cardinal number 1000) · gu હજાર (cardinal number 1000) · bjn ribu (cardinal number 1000) · el χίλια (cardinal number 1000) · kl tuusinti (cardinal number 1000) · to mano (cardinal number 1000) · aii ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (cardinal number 1000) · cab milu (cardinal number 1000) · wym taojzyt (cardinal number 1000) · got 𐌸𐌿𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹 (cardinal number 1000)