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teens

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Pronunciation: US /tiːnz/

teens means: The period of life when someone is between thirteen and nineteen years old.

noun

TEENAGE YEARSB1

The period of life when someone is between thirteen and nineteen years old.

  • My son is in his teens.
  • She learned to drive in her late teens.
  • They have been friends since their early teens.

Similar words: adolescence, teenage years

Common phrases: in someone’s teens, early teens, late teens

YOUNG PEOPLEA2

People who are between thirteen and nineteen years old.

  • The club welcomes teens.
  • Several teens helped clean the park.
  • What books are popular with teens this year?

Similar words: teenagers, adolescents

Common phrases: local teens, teens and adults, group of teens

THIRTEEN TO NINETEENB2

Numbers or amounts from thirteen to nineteen.

  • Temperatures stayed in the teens.
  • The final score was in the high teens.
  • Attendance dropped into the low teens by the last session.

Common phrases: in the teens, low teens, high teens

Questions about teens

What does teens mean?

The period of life when someone is between thirteen and nineteen years old.

What is teens in other languages?

Türkçe: ergenlik yılları · Español: adolescencia · Français: adolescence · Deutsch: Teenagerjahre · Italiano: adolescenza · 日本語: 十代

How do you pronounce teens?

It is pronounced /tiːnz/.

How do you use teens in a sentence?

My son is in his teens. She learned to drive in her late teens.

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