eighty five
/ˈeɪti faɪv/
numeral
- The number 85; the cardinal number after eighty-four and before eighty-six.
- The bus route eighty-five goes directly to the museum.
- There are eighty-five pages in this booklet.
- She turned eighty-five last week and still walks every morning.
noun
- A group or set of eighty-five people or things.
- Eighty-five of the students passed the exam.
- He counted eighty-five in the box before sealing it.
- The choir has eighty-five members this year.
- The age of eighty-five years.
- She plans to retire at eighty-five.
- My grandfather is active even at eighty-five.
- Many people live well past eighty-five nowadays.
adjective
- Numbering eighty-five in a sequence or group.
- We need eighty-five chairs for the conference.
- He finished in eighty-fifth place in the race.
- The eighty-five candidates were all qualified.