Definition of THREE

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“What time is it?” “It's three.” I leave each day at three.

Recent Examples on the Web

Of course, the offensive possibilities of him playing with LeBron James and with Austin Reaves, of whipping passes to Dorian Finney-Smith and Rui Hachimura for open corner threes have JJ Redick ready to get to work. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025 One moment, the Knicks were battling the Los Angeles Lakers, their defensive ace smothering LeBron James while knocking down threes on the other end. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025 The Princeton transfer has scored multiple threes in just four games this season, but three of those performance have come in UConn’s last four matchups. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2025 Here’s how the fourth-quarter comeback unfolded after that timeout: Duncan Robinson hit two threes and drew his team-leading sixth charge to pull Miami within six. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for three 

Etymology

Middle English, from three, adjective, from Old English thrīe (masculine), thrēo (feminine & neuter); akin to Old High German drī three, Latin tres, Greek treis

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of three was before the 12th century