85

Thân thiện

The baker places 85 loaves of bread on the display rack.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being five more than eighty: The number 85, which is the integer that follows 84 and precedes 86. It is the sum of eighty and five.

Usage

• The word '85' functions as an adjective when it is used to describe a quantity or position in a sequence. It modifies a noun to specify an exact count or order.
• It is typically written using the numeral "85" in most contexts. The written form "eighty-five" is used in formal or literary text.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The recipe requires 85 grams of sugar. (The quantity of sugar is specified as eighty-five grams.)
  • She finished in 85th place in the marathon. (Her ordinal position was eighty-fifth.)
  • The antique car was a model from '85. (The year of the car's model is nineteen eighty-five.)

Advanced Usage

• As part of a compound adjective: When hyphenated with another word to form a single descriptor before a noun.
  • It was an 85-page document. (The document consisted of eighty-five pages.)
• In sports and ratings: Commonly used in scores, statistics, or ratings.
  • He scored an 85 on his final exam. (His numerical grade was eighty-five.)
  • The pitcher threw an 85-mile-per-hour fastball. (The speed of the pitch was eighty-five miles per hour.)

Variants and Related Words

• Eighty-five: The word form of the number 85.
• Eighty-fifth (85th): The ordinal form, indicating position in a sequence.
• LXXXV: The Roman numeral representation of 85.

Synonyms

• Four score and five: An archaic term meaning eighty-five.
• LXXXV: The Roman numeral equivalent.

Notes on Meaning

• The primary meaning is the cardinal number between 84 and 86.
• It can also represent a year (e.g., 1985, abbreviated '85), an age, a measurement, or any other countable quantity.
• In different contexts, it is purely a numerical value without additional connotation.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being five more than eighty

Từ đồng nghĩa

• eighty-five
• lxxxv