third
/θɜrd/
adverb
- In the third position in a list or order.
- She finished third in the tournament.
- He listed his reasons: first, second, and third.
- Third, we need to consider the budget.
noun
- One of three equal parts of a whole.
- He owns a third of the company.
- She divided the cake into thirds.
- Two-thirds of the population lives in cities.
- The position or rank after the second in a competition or sequence.
- He was promoted to third in the company hierarchy.
- She came in third in the spelling bee.
- The team finished third in the league.
- A musical interval spanning three diatonic scale degrees (e.g., from C to E).
- She played a series of thirds on the piano.
- The song starts with a major third interval.
- The harmony uses a lot of parallel thirds.
- The third gear in a vehicle's transmission.
- She always skips third and goes straight to fourth.
- He shifted into third as the car gained speed.
- The car struggled to climb the hill in third gear.
adjective
- Coming after the second in order, position, or time.
- The third chapter of the book is the most exciting.
- This is the third time I've called you today.
- She finished in third place in the race.
- Being one of three equal parts of something.
- Only a third of the students passed the exam.
- He ate a third of the pizza by himself.
- The recipe calls for a third cup of sugar.