thirty-second

thirty-second

English

English ordinal numbers

<  31st	32nd	33rd  >
Cardinal : thirty-two     Ordinal : thirty-second

Adjective

thirty-second

1. The ordinal form of the number thirty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 32 of a sequence.

   The answer appears on the thirty-second page of the book.

   She finished thirty-second in the race.

2. Lasting thirty seconds.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Abbreviations

• 32nd, 32^nd

Translations

ordinal form of thirty-two

Esperanto: tridek-dua

Finnish: kolmaskymmenestoinen, kolmaskymmeneskahdes

Noun

thirty-second (plural thirty-seconds)

1. One of thirty-two equal parts of a whole.

   A thirty-second of 640 is 20.