Seventeen
adjective
The numeral number after sixteen and before eighteen. It is one more than sixteen.
He is seventeen years old.
noun
The number equivalent to the product of seven and two; one more than sixteen, or seven more than ten; 17.
He has seventeen candies in his pocket.
Often appears as...
- seventeen years
- seventeen percent
adjective
The numeral number after sixteen and before eighteen. It is one more than sixteen.
He is seventeen years old.
noun
The number equivalent to the product of seven and two; one more than sixteen, or seven more than ten; 17.
He has seventeen candies in his pocket.
Often appears as...
- seventeen years
- seventeen percent
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Age Milestone
In many cultures, turning seventeen is significant, often representing the transition into young adulthood.
I can't wait for my seventeenth birthday party!
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Speech
People sometimes shorten 'seventeen' to 'seventeen' in quick, informal conversation.
I've got like seventeen things to do today.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Contexts
In certain legal situations, 'seventeen' may imply specific rights or responsibilities, varying by country.
At seventeen, you can take driving lessons in some places.
Pro Tip 1/3Age Milestone
In many cultures, turning seventeen is significant, often representing the transition into young adulthood.
I can't wait for my seventeenth birthday party!
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Speech
People sometimes shorten 'seventeen' to 'seventeen' in quick, informal conversation.
I've got like seventeen things to do today.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Contexts
In certain legal situations, 'seventeen' may imply specific rights or responsibilities, varying by country.
At seventeen, you can take driving lessons in some places.
Pro Tip 1/3Age Milestone
In many cultures, turning seventeen is significant, often representing the transition into young adulthood.
I can't wait for my seventeenth birthday party!
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Speech
People sometimes shorten 'seventeen' to 'seventeen' in quick, informal conversation.
I've got like seventeen things to do today.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Contexts
In certain legal situations, 'seventeen' may imply specific rights or responsibilities, varying by country.
At seventeen, you can take driving lessons in some places.
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The walk from "no" to...
left a third of the camels and to the youngest son he left a ninth of the camels well three sons got into a negotiation seventeen doesn't divide by two it doesn't divide by three it doesn't divide by nine brotherly tempers started to get strained finally in desperation they went and they consulted a wise old woman the wise old woman
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Living with Urban Lions...
lasting memory they have of this city is wildlife with a backdrop of the city it's still a wild place this is not a zoo it's a hundred and seventeen square kilometers it's four kilometres from the city centre and the northern boundary of the park is bound by the city but the southern boundary is open and the
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The Making of 'Genius' PIPE...
could launch a series once now geo decided they wanted to make the show of course now there's this problem we see that Einstein his entire life and we knew for production reasons that it would be very very difficult even if we could find the perfect actor believably play seventeen and sixty seven we
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The beauty of data...
a year and this little pixel in the corner three billion that's their climate change fund Americans incredibly generous people over three hundred billion a year donated to charity every year compared with the amount of foreign aid given by the top seventeen industrialized nations at one hundred
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How One Penguin Started...
very big oil spill here and in two months that seventeen thousand penguins died due to that single oil spill. So I set up a rehabilitation center in that same colony to help penguins. My grandmother and the penguins, they are unafraid of challenges, you know,
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The global goals we've...
Seventeen goals. I congratulate those of you who've memorized them already. For the rest of us, here they are. Seventeen goals ranging from ending poverty to inclusive cities to sustainable fisheries; all a comprehensive plan for the future of our world.
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Travel hacks for...
travel faster connecting the globe like never before emirates will soon take home of the world's longest flight dubai two aqua new zealand non-stop an astonishing eight thousand eight hundred and twenty four miles and over seventeen hours in
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These Men Love...
collecting you go to the dealers you've got the people who collect from monetary advancement but there are quite a few of us who are quite dedicated mobile collectors who collect them for their own sake I mean technically seventeen a
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A 40-year plan for...
a third and then renovating smaller chillers instead of adding bigger ones saved seventeen million dollars of capital cost which helped pay for the other improvements and reduce the payback to just three years integrative
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Safari Live - Day 261 PIPE...
normally they can survive for about fifteen to seventeen years so you can see that it's quite a lot of years so but that is a leopard in the world you
Video examples
The walk from "no" to...
left a third of the camels and to the youngest son he left a ninth of the camels well three sons got into a negotiation seventeen doesn't divide by two it doesn't divide by three it doesn't divide by nine brotherly tempers started to get strained finally in desperation they went and they consulted a wise old woman the wise old woman
Video examples
Living with Urban Lions...
lasting memory they have of this city is wildlife with a backdrop of the city it's still a wild place this is not a zoo it's a hundred and seventeen square kilometers it's four kilometres from the city centre and the northern boundary of the park is bound by the city but the southern boundary is open and the
Video examples
The Making of 'Genius' PIPE...
could launch a series once now geo decided they wanted to make the show of course now there's this problem we see that Einstein his entire life and we knew for production reasons that it would be very very difficult even if we could find the perfect actor believably play seventeen and sixty seven we
Video examples
The beauty of data...
a year and this little pixel in the corner three billion that's their climate change fund Americans incredibly generous people over three hundred billion a year donated to charity every year compared with the amount of foreign aid given by the top seventeen industrialized nations at one hundred
Video examples
How One Penguin Started...
very big oil spill here and in two months that seventeen thousand penguins died due to that single oil spill. So I set up a rehabilitation center in that same colony to help penguins. My grandmother and the penguins, they are unafraid of challenges, you know,
Video examples
The global goals we've...
Seventeen goals. I congratulate those of you who've memorized them already. For the rest of us, here they are. Seventeen goals ranging from ending poverty to inclusive cities to sustainable fisheries; all a comprehensive plan for the future of our world.
Video examples
Travel hacks for...
travel faster connecting the globe like never before emirates will soon take home of the world's longest flight dubai two aqua new zealand non-stop an astonishing eight thousand eight hundred and twenty four miles and over seventeen hours in
Video examples
These Men Love...
collecting you go to the dealers you've got the people who collect from monetary advancement but there are quite a few of us who are quite dedicated mobile collectors who collect them for their own sake I mean technically seventeen a
Video examples
A 40-year plan for...
a third and then renovating smaller chillers instead of adding bigger ones saved seventeen million dollars of capital cost which helped pay for the other improvements and reduce the payback to just three years integrative
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 261 PIPE...
normally they can survive for about fifteen to seventeen years so you can see that it's quite a lot of years so but that is a leopard in the world you
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Quote examples
Laurence Yep
American Writer
I started writing at the age of seventeen because I had a teacher in high school who said that we had to get something accepted by a national magazine to get an A. The teacher later withdrew that threat, but the writing bug bit me.
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Gisele Bundchen
Brazilian Model
I was in the fashion shows in Milan; I was seventeen, I was doing like 100 shows. People were asking, 'How does it feel to be the model of the moment?' It was hard for me to answer as myself. I barely spoke English.
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Gordon Parks
American Photographer
I've been with Life now for seventeen years and I have written several articles for them and will be doing more writing and do at least two assignments a year besides my writing.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
American Artist
Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. I'd think about all my heroes, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix... I had a romantic feeling about how these people became famous.
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Dominique Moceanu
American Athlete
When you have traveled the world, won Olympic gold, and gone through a very public court battle against your parents all by the age of seventeen, surprises don't come easy.
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Hank Aaron
American Baseball Player
It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.
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Sam Kinison
American Comedian
Folks, I've been straight for seventeen days... Not all in a row.
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Noel Redding
English Musician
I'd gone professional when I was about seventeen.
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Max Lerner
American Journalist
When you are seventeen you aren't really serious.
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Parvathy
Indian Actress
I've been an actor since the age of seventeen.
Quote examples
Laurence Yep
American Writer
I started writing at the age of seventeen because I had a teacher in high school who said that we had to get something accepted by a national magazine to get an A. The teacher later withdrew that threat, but the writing bug bit me.
Quote examples
Gisele Bundchen
Brazilian Model
I was in the fashion shows in Milan; I was seventeen, I was doing like 100 shows. People were asking, 'How does it feel to be the model of the moment?' It was hard for me to answer as myself. I barely spoke English.
Quote examples
Gordon Parks
American Photographer
I've been with Life now for seventeen years and I have written several articles for them and will be doing more writing and do at least two assignments a year besides my writing.
Quote examples
Jean-Michel Basquiat
American Artist
Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. I'd think about all my heroes, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix... I had a romantic feeling about how these people became famous.
Quote examples
Dominique Moceanu
American Athlete
When you have traveled the world, won Olympic gold, and gone through a very public court battle against your parents all by the age of seventeen, surprises don't come easy.
Quote examples
Hank Aaron
American Baseball Player
It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.
Quote examples
Sam Kinison
American Comedian
Folks, I've been straight for seventeen days... Not all in a row.
Quote examples
Noel Redding
English Musician
I'd gone professional when I was about seventeen.
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Max Lerner
American Journalist
When you are seventeen you aren't really serious.
Quote examples
Parvathy
Indian Actress
I've been an actor since the age of seventeen.
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