HUNDRED


Meaning of HUNDRED in English

[determiner], [noun], [pronoun] [plural] hundred or hundreds - (the number) 100ninety-eight, ninety-nine, a/one hundred, a hundred and oneWe've driven a/one hundred miles in the last two hours."How many children are there in the school?" "About three hundred."That dress must have cost hundreds (of pounds).(figurative) If I've told you once, I've told you a hundred times (= very often) not to do that!(figurative) There were hundreds (= a lot) of people at the pool today.(figurative) I agree with you a/one hundred per cent (= completely).(figurative) I'm better than I was last week but I'm still not (feeling) a hundred per cent (= I'm not completely well).

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.