GIVE A HUNDRED (AND TEN) PER CENT

Meaning of GIVE A HUNDRED (AND TEN) PER CENT in English

to put as much effort into sth as you can :

Every player gave a hundred per cent tonight.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PER — prep 1. through (= from one side to the other of); also: during, throughout; 2. by (= by the agency …
Interlingua English vocab
CENT — ( pl cents) [A] n [Monet.] cent
Interlingua English vocab
TEN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Hollywood Ten Ten Commandments Ten Thousand Smokes Valley of
Английский словарь Британика
HUNDRED — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=Hundred Days">Hundred Days Hundred Years' War
Английский словарь Британика
TEN — I. ˈten adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tīen, tȳn, tēn; akin to Old High German zehan ten, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PER — I. R _pər, |pər, +V |pər.; - R _pə(r, |pə̄, +V |pər. or |pə̄ also |pə̄r preposition Etymology: Latin, through, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUNDRED — I. ˈhəndrə̇d, ÷ -ndə(r)d, rapid -nə(r)d, dial or substand -nə(r)t noun ( plural hundreds or hundred ) Etymology: Middle English, …
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GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CENT — I. ˈsent noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, hundred, from Latin centum — more at hundred 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PER- — prefix Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin, throughout, thoroughly, completely, deviating from (also, used as verbal prefix with the meanings …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PER — (prep.) Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, …
Английский словарь Webster
HUNDRED — (a.) Ten times ten; five score; as, a hundred dollars.
Английский словарь Webster
HUNDRED — (n.) A division of a country in England, supposed to have originally contained a hundred families, or freemen.
Английский словарь Webster
CENT — (n.) A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred.
Английский словарь Webster
PER — ( prep. ) Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CENT — ( n. ) A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEN — /ten/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, nine plus one. 2. a symbol for this number, as 10 or X. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PER — /perr/ ; unstressed /peuhr/ , prep. 1. for each; for every: Membership costs ten dollars per year. This cloth is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUNDRED — /hun"drid/ , n. , pl. hundreds , ( as after a numeral ) hundred , adj. n. 1. a cardinal …
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GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
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CENT — /sent/ , n. 1. a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel …
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TEN — n. group of ten, set of ten items; playing card equal to a value of ten; ten-dollar bill
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PER — I. ˈpər preposition Etymology: Latin, through, by means of, by — more at for Date: 14th century 1. : by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CENT — I. ˈsent noun Etymology: French, hundred, from Latin centum — more at hundred Date: 1782 1. : a monetary unit …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEN — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tīene, from tīen, adjective, ten; akin to Old High German zehan ten, Latin …
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HUNDRED — noun ( plural hundreds or hundred ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from hund hundred + -red (akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEN — adj one more than nine; twice five. 2. ten ·noun a symbol representing ten units, as 10, x, or x. …
Webster English vocab
PER — prep through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, …
Webster English vocab
HUNDRED — adj ten times ten; five score; as, a hundred dollars. 2. hundred ·noun a division of a country in england, …
Webster English vocab
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
Webster English vocab
CENT — noun a hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred. 2. cent ·noun an old …
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TEN — [ten] n [ME, fr. OE tiene, fr. tien, adj., ten; akin to OHG zehan ten, L decem, Gk deka] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HUNDRED — [hun.dred] n, pl hundreds or hundred [ME, fr. OE, fr. hund hundred + -red (akin to Goth rathjo account, number); …
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GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
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CENT — [cent] abbreviation centigrade, central, centum, century Cent abbreviation Central
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HUNDRED — unit of English local government, intermediate between village and shire, which survived into the 19th century. Originally, the term probably …
Britannica English vocabulary
TEN — ten BrE AmE ten ▷ tens tenz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HUNDRED — hundred BrE AmE ˈhʌndr əd -ɪd ˈhʌnd ə rd ▷ hundred|s z ▶ ˌ hundreds and ˈ thousands BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CENT — cent BrE AmE sent (= sent) ▷ cents sen t s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TEN — / ten; NAmE / number 10 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PER — / pə(r); NAmE ; strong form pɜː(r)/ preposition used to express the cost or amount of sth for each person, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUNDRED — / ˈhʌndrəd; NAmE / number ( plural verb ) 1. 100 : One hundred (of the children) have already been …
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GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
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CENT — / sent; NAmE / noun ( abbr. c , ct ) a coin and unit of money worth 1% of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEN — ten /ten/ BrE AmE number , noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: tien ] 1 . the number 10: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PER — per S3 W1 /pə; strong pɜː $ pər strong pɜːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HUNDRED — hun ‧ dred /ˈhʌndrəd, ˈhʌndrɪd/ BrE AmE number , noun ( plural hundred or hundreds ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIVE
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CENT- — centi- /sentə, sentɪ/ BrE AmE ( also cent- /sent/) prefix [in nouns] [ Language: French ; Origin: Latin , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CENT — cent S1 W1 /sent/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: 'hundred' , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TEN — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than nine. 2 a symbol for this (10, x, X). 3 a size …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PER — prep. 1 for each; for every (two sweets per child; five miles per hour). 2 by means of; by; through …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HUNDRED — n. & adj. --n. (pl. hundreds or (in sense 1) hundred) (in sing., prec. by a or one) 1 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CENT — n. 1 a a monetary unit valued at one-hundredth of a dollar or other metric unit. b a coin of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TEN — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than nine. 2 a symbol for this (10, x, X). 3 a size …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PER — prep. 1 for each; for every (two sweets per child; five miles per hour). 2 by means of; by; through …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HUNDRED — n. & adj. n. (pl. hundreds or (in sense 1) hundred) (in sing., prec. by a or one) 1 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CENT — n. 1 a a monetary unit valued at one-hundredth of a dollar or other metric unit. b a coin of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TEN — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than nine. 2 a symbol for this (10, x, X). 3 a size …
Oxford English vocab
PER — prep. 1. for each; for every (two sweets per child; five miles per hour). 2 by means of; by; through …
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