dozen
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Sense 1
- noun
- B1
A group of twelve things of the same kind, often sold or counted together.
The recipe needs a dozen eggs, so buy two boxes.
She ordered a dozen red roses for their wedding anniversary.
Half a dozen chairs are still missing from the hall.
We bought three dozen pencils for the whole class.
Common collocations: a dozen eggs · half a dozen · two dozen · a baker's dozen · by the dozen
Part of: Numbers and quantity, Shops and shopping, Cooking
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B2
Used in the plural to mean a large number of people or things that nobody has counted exactly.
Dozens of runners crossed the finish line before the rain started.
He has tried dozens of times to fix that lock.
Dozens of messages were waiting for me after the weekend.
Common collocations: dozens of people · dozens of times · dozens of years · several dozen
Part of: Numbers and quantity, Frequency and duration
Forms
- plural
- dozen (po číslovce: two dozen) / dozens