odd Значение & определение

Значение на odd на български

• 0 strange or unexpected:

  • Her father was an odd man.

  • What an odd thing to say.

  • The skirt and jacket looked a little odd together.

  • That's odd - I'm sure I put my keys in this drawer and yet they're not here.

  • It's odd that no one's seen him.

  • It must be odd to go back to your home town after forty years away.

• 1 not happening often:

  • She does the odd teaching job but nothing permanent.

  • You get the odd person who's rude to you but they're generally quite helpful.

• 2 (of numbers) not able to be divided exactly by two:

  • 3, 5, and 7 are all odd numbers.

  • The houses on this side of the street all have odd numbers.

• 3 (of something that should be in a pair or set) separated from its pair or set:

  • He's got a whole drawer full of odd socks.

  • I'd got a few odd (= I had various) balls of wool left over.

• 4 used after a number, especially a number that can be divided by ten, to show that the exact number is not known:

  • I'd say Robert's about 40-odd - maybe 45.

• 5 strange or unexpected:

  • an odd person

  • That’s odd – I thought I left my glasses on the table but they’re not here.

• 6 (of something that should be in a pair or set) separated from its pair or set:

  • He’s got a whole drawer full of odd socks.

• 7 (of numbers) not able to be divided exactly by 2:

  • Some examples of odd numbers are 1, 3, 5, and 7.

• 8 used after a number, esp. a number that can be divided by 10, to show that the exact number is not known:

  • He holds another 50-odd acres of land in reserve, providing plenty of room for expansion.