English dictionary
number
nounPronunciation
ˈnʌmbə
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- an item of clothing
noun
- a clothing measurement
noun
- the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
noun
- the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural)
noun
- a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.
noun
- the number is used in calling a particular telephone
noun
- one of a series published periodically
noun
- a numbered item in a series
noun
- a symbol used to represent a number
noun
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
noun
- a select company of people
noun
- a concept of quantity involving zero and units
verb
- place a limit on the number of
verb
- enumerate
verb
- determine the number or amount of
verb
- give numbers to
verb
- add up in number or quantity
verb
- put into a group
Example sentences
she preferred the black nylon number
this sweater is an all-wool number
a number 13 shoe
the number of parameters is small
the figure was about a thousand
in English the subject and the verb must agree in number
she refused to give them her Social Security number
he has an unlisted number
she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room
take the number 2 to the main square, then change to the number 5
he learned to write the numerals before he went to school
he did his act three times every evening
she had a catchy little routine
it was one of the best numbers he ever did
I hope to become one of their number before I die
every number has a unique position in the sequence
We must number the names of the great mathematicians
Can you count the books on your shelf?
Count your change
You should number the pages of the thesis
The bills amounted to $2,000
The bill came to $2,000
The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members