numbat
numbat

number


Definition: Meaning of, number in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈnʌmbə /

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number numbers
  1. number [countable] a word or sign that represents an amount or a quantity [↪  numeral, figure]
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  2. phone [countable] a phone number
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  3. in a set/list [countable] a number used to show the position of something in an ordered set or list
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
number numbered numbered
Present Participle Third Person Singular
numbering numbers
  1. [transitive] to give a number to something that is part of an ordered set or list
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  2. [linking verb] if people or things number a particular amount, that is how many there are
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  3. somebody's/something's days are numbered used to say that someone or something cannot live or continue for much longer
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  4. number among something/be numbered among something formal to be included as one of a particular group
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  5. [transitive] literary to count something
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number used in phrases

  • 800 number (noun)
    1. a telephone number which one can telephone without paying for the call
  • ABA transit number (noun)
    1. an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself
  • Avogadro number (noun)
    1. approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000 the number of molecules in a mole of a substance
  • Avogadro's number (noun)
    1. approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000 the number of molecules in a mole of a substance
  • Brinell number (noun)
    1. measure of the hardness of a material
  • E number (noun)
    1. British English a number representing a chemical that has been added to a food, shown on the outside of a container
  • Fibonacci number (noun)
    1. a number in the Fibonacci sequence
  • Mach number (noun)
    1. the ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of sound
  • National Insurance Number
    1. a special number given to each person in the UK as soon as they are old enough to work, so that they become part of the NATIONAL INSURANCE system. There is a similar system in the US, by which people are given a SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER .
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number used in phrasal verbs

  • number among (phrasal verb)
    1. to be part of a particular group, or to include someone or something among a particular group
  • number off (phrasal verb)
    1. to give each person in a group a number that is used for referring to them
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