number
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[change] Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: num‧ber
- noun, verb
- (UK) enPR: nŭm'bə(r), IPA: /ˈnʌm.bə(r)/, SAMPA: /"nVm.b@(r)/
- (US) enPR: nŭm'bər, IPA: /'nʌm.bɝ/, SAMPA: /"nVm.b3`/
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- adjective
- (UK) enPR: nŭm'ə, IPA: /ˈnʌmə/, SAMPA: /"nVm@(r)/
- (US) enPR: nŭm'ər, IPA: /'nʌmɚ/, SAMPA: /"nVm3`/
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[change] Noun
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Singular |
- A symbol that that is used to describe quantity; a numeral.
- 2, 5589, and 0 are all numbers.
- A number is a count, such as 1, 2, 3, etc.
- She has a number of dictionaries--four or five, I think.
- A musical, theatrical, or literary selection or production.
- She chose a number from "Swan Lake" for her dance recital.
- A member of a sequence or collection such as an issue of a periodical.
- Her favorite magazine published its last number.
[change] Verb
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Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- To label objects with numbers.
- Number the baskets so that we can find them easily.
- (intransitive) To total or count; to amount to.
- I don’t know how many books are in the library, but they must number in the thousands.
[change] Adjective
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- The comparative form of numb; more numb.
- My hand feels number than it did before.