ton – English noun declension

English noun forms of ton

Noun: ton
Singularton
Pluraltons

Sample Sentences

  • I’ve got a ton of work to do.
  • I've got tons of work to do.
  • Their main problem is that they somehow believe that a 12-ton unit can handle this entire building.
  • Speed along the lane / Do a ton or a ton and twenty-five [1970, Mungo Jerry, “In The Summertime”, in In The Summertime:]
  • So the old Rocker gets out his bike
  • To make a ton before he takes his leave. [1976, “Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die”, in Ian Anderson (lyrics), Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!, performed by Jethro Tull:]
  • Neil: How fast can this thing go then, do you reckon?
  • Simon: Well, it's the special edition, so I reckon it could probably top a ton.
  • Neil: Bollocks! [2008, Damon Beesley, Iain Morris, “Caravan Club”, in The Inbetweeners, Series 1, Episode 5, E4:]
  • The HSDT team, however, had some work to do, although by the end of 1972 the power car interior had been adjusted and BR had agreed to 'double-manning' with extra pay when speeds topped the ton. [2021 October 6, Greg Morse, “A need for speed and the drive for 125”, in RAIL, number 941, page 50:]

Etymology

Variant of tun (“cask”), influenced by Old French tonne (“ton”).

Verbs referencing "ton"

Swedish Nouns ton, Finnish Nouns tonni, Finnish Nouns dona, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns tonn, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns tonn, Portuguese Nouns tonelada, Spanish Nouns tonelada.