English Dictionary
Definition thousand in British English
thousand
number
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
number
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
After a number, or after several or a few, use the singular form thousand:
✗ There are about fourteen thousands airports all over the world.
✓ There are about fourteen thousand airports all over the world.
✗ Several thousands residents have to be moved to allow the construction to proceed.
✓ Several thousand residents have to be moved to allow the construction to proceed.
When you are not giving an exact number, you can use the plural form thousands with the preposition of:
Every day, thousands of tons of waste were sent to landfills.
The words hundred and million work in the same way.
