teens

Everyday

1. Your teens are the years of your life when your age ends in «-teen», from 13 to 19. tree →
2. Teens are teenagers, young people aged 13 to 19. tree →
3. The teens can also mean numbers from 13 to 19, or temperatures in that range. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life: «She is in her teens», «books for teens». In maths, the teen numbers (13 to 19) are often learnt together; watch that «thirteen» (13) is not mixed up with «thirty» (30). In weather, «temperatures in the low teens» means about 13 to 15 degrees.

Examples

• My cousin is in her teens now. tree →
• This library has a special section for teens. tree →
• Teens need lots of sleep. tree →
• Count the teen numbers from thirteen to nineteen. tree →
• Temperatures will be in the mid-teens tomorrow. tree →
• He started playing guitar in his early teens. tree →
• Don't confuse thirteen (13) with thirty (30). tree →

Note

Usually plural: «in your teens», «the teens». A person is «a teen» or «a teenager». In maths, teen numbers are 13 to 19 (12 and 11 are not teen numbers because they don't end in «-teen»). «-teen» means ten plus: fourteen = 10 + 4.