# fourteen

/ˈfɔɹˈtin/ (US) · /fɔːtˈiːn/ (UK) · CEFR A1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/fourteen
Updated: 2026-05-02

## Definition

the number that comes after thirteen and before fifteen. It is written as the number 14.

For teachers: the cardinal number equivalent to the sum of ten and four.

## Examples

- There are fourteen students in the classroom today.
- The recipe makes exactly fourteen cookies, which is enough for everyone to have two.
- The sonnet is a traditional form of poetry consisting of fourteen lines, typically following a strict rhyme scheme and a specific rhythmic structure.

## Usage notes

- Functions as a determiner when placed before a noun or as a noun when referring to the number itself.

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