dozen

🇺🇸 /ˈdʌzn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdʌzn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
B2

a group of twelve things

I bought a dozen eggs at the store.

B2

about twelve people or things

Only a dozen people came to the meeting.

B2

many people or things

We received dozens of applications for the job.

translation

n. a group of twelve things; about twelve people or things; many people or things

Word Forms

Plural dozens