- the years of a person’s life when they are between 13 and 19 years old
- in your teens She began writing poetry in her teens.
- to be in your early/late teens
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesb2- He didn't want to share a room with his brother once he reached his teens.
- His parents divorced during his teens.
- She's had skin problems since her teens.
- An eyewitness described a boy in his mid to late teens wearing a dark jacket.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- late
- reach
- during your teens
- in your teens
- since your teens
- …
Word Originlate 17th cent.: plural of teen, independent usage of -teen.
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