number

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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Noun

Singular number

Plural numbers

1. A symbol that that is used to describe quantity; a numeral.

   2, 5589, and 0 are all numbers.

2. A number is a count, such as 1, 2, 3, etc.

   She has a number of dictionaries--four or five, I think.

3. A musical, theatrical, or literary selection or production.

   She chose a number from "Swan Lake" for her dance recital.

4. A member of a sequence or collection such as an issue of a periodical.

   Her favorite magazine published its last number.

Verb

Plain form number

Third-person singular numbers

Past tense numbered

Past participle numbered

Present participle numbering

1. To label objects with numbers.

   Number the baskets so that we can find them easily.

2. (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.

Adjective

Positive numb

Comparative number

Superlative numbest

1. The comparative form of numb; more numb.

   My hand feels number than it did before.