umpteen

English - Turkish

Definition of umpteen in English Turkish dictionary

bir çok

pek çok sayıda

(Konuşma Dili) pek çok

çok

birçok

{s} sayısız

bir sürü

Related Terms

umpteen times

bir çok kere

umpteen times

sayısız kereler

umpteenth

sayısız

umpteenth

bininci

umpteenth

{s} çok

English - English

Definition of umpteen in English English dictionary

Relatively large but unspecified in number

She's taking umpteen friends with her to the party.

{i} many, great number (Slang)

emphasis Umpteen can be used to refer to an extremely large number of things or people. He was interrupted by applause umpteen times He has produced umpteen books, plays and television series. = countless. very many - used especially when you are annoyed there are so many

innumerable but many

{s} very many, of a great number (Slang)

Related Terms

umpteenth

Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence

That's the umpteenth time I've had to tell him not to swear in front of the children.

umpteenth

The person or thing in the umpteenth position in a series

umpteenth

Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series

umpteenth

Highly conservative estimate of the number of times Mom must instruct her offspring to do something before it actually gets done

umpteenth

{s} pertaining to one in a succession of very many (Slang)

umpteenth

emphasis You use umpteenth to indicate that an occasion, thing, or person happens or comes after many others. He checked his watch for the umpteenth time She was now on her umpteenth gin. if something happens for the umpteenth time, it happens again after having happened many times before - used when you are annoyed that it has happened so often (umpty (a joke word) (1900-2000) + -teenth (as in thirteenth))

umpteenth

: A lot

umpteenth

last in an indefinitely numerous series

Turkish - English

Definition of umpteen in Turkish English dictionary

Related Terms

kıyamet gibi/kadar lots of, umpteen

galore

Hyphenation

ump·teen

Turkish pronunciation

ʌmptin

Pronunciation

/ˈəmpˈtēn/ /ˈʌmpˈtiːn/

Etymology

[ '&m(p)-"tEn, "&m(p)-' ] (adjective.) 1918. umpty (“colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code”) +‎ -teen