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Learn the meaning, history, and usage of the word three, a number that is one more than 2. See examples, phrases, related words, and translations of three in different languages.
Learn about the history, mathematics, science and culture of 3, the smallest odd prime number and the first unique prime. Discover its divisibility rule, Fermat primes, Mersenne primes, Fibonacci numbers and more.
noun [ C ] us / θriː / uk / θriː /. in basketball, a successful shot taken from behind the three-point line (= a curved line that goes around the basket from one side of the playing area to the other) and that is worth three points: He shoots threes better than anyone on his team. More examples.
A1. the number 3. Examples. You wait ages for a bus and then three come along at once. She discovered that he had been married three times before. We have three children - a boy and two girls. Two and three equals five. You'll be examined in three main areas: speaking, listening, and reading comprehension.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the cardinal number three in English and other languages. Find synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and examples of three in different contexts.
the cardinal number that is the sum of two and one and is a prime number See also number. a numeral, 3, III, (iii), representing this number. the amount or quantity that is one greater than two. something representing, represented by, or consisting of three units such as a playing card with three symbols on it.
