number
num
ˈnʌm
nam
ber
bər
bēr
/ˈnʌmbə/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "number"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ, āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž

a word, sign, or symbol that represents a specific quantity or amount
number definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The serial number on the product helps track its manufacturing details.
āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
02

āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ

the quantity of things or people
number definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Can you please double-check the number of chairs we have in the conference room?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ•āύāĻĢāĻžāϰ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ āϰ⧁āĻŽā§‡ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻĄāĻžāĻŦāϞ-āĻšā§‡āĻ• āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ?
03

āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ, āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž

a specific series of digits used to call a particular telephone or contact a particular service
number definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She gave him her office number for future contact.
āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāϤ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āϗ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧇āϰ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀

a specific act or performance, often part of a larger show or entertainment sequence
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The comedian 's opening number set the tone for the night.
āĻ•āĻŽā§‡āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦā§‹āϧāύ⧀ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŸā§‹āύ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
05

āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ

an installment or issue within a periodical or serialized publication
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The journal 's May number features a special article.
āϜāĻžāĻ°ā§āύāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§‡ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
06

āϏāĻžāχāϜ, āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ

a standard size designation for clothing
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The store sells jeans in every number from 28 to 38.
āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύāϟāĻŋ 28 āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ 38 āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ⧇ āϜāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϏ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
07

āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ, āϕ⧋āĻĄ

a numeral or sequence of numerals used for identification, often linked to accounts, memberships, or official records
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The library card has a unique number.
āϞāĻžāχāĻŦā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āύāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
08

āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž, āĻĻāϞ

a select group or company of people
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A number of experts were invited to the seminar.
āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϜāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāĻœā§āĻžāϕ⧇ āϏ⧇āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
09

āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ, āϜāĻžāĻ°ā§āϏāĻŋ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ

a piece of clothing, often worn for identification in sports or performance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He lost his number during the race and had to borrow another.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
10

āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŖāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž

(grammar) the form of a word that indicates whether one, two, or more things or people are being referred to
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The subject-verb agreement rule states that a singular subject must agree with a singular verb in number, while a plural subject must agree with a plural verb.
āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž-āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāĻŖ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻŦāϞ⧇ āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŦāϚāύ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŦāϚāύ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇, āϝāĻ–āύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāϚāύ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāϚāύ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
11

āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ, āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž

an item within a sequentially ordered series
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The exhibit featured number 12 from the artist.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀āϤ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€āϰ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ 12 āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ

to give numbers to different parts of a list or series of objects or people
Transitive: to number items or people on a list
to number definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Please number your answers on the worksheet from 1 to 10.
āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻļā§€āĻŸā§‡ 1 āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ 10 āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤
02

āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ—āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to count or enumerate a set or group in order to determine its quantity or identify individual items
Transitive: to number sb/sth
to number definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The auditor will number the inventory items to ensure accuracy.
āύāĻŋāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āχāύāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāϰāĻŋ āφāχāĻŸā§‡āĻŽāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻ—āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāύ⧋

to reach or total a specific quantity or amount
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The staff numbers around 200 employees during peak seasons.
āĻĒāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŋāϜāύ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāĻĢ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ 200 āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
04

āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to control or restrict something to a specified amount or level
Transitive: to number sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It 's important to number the attendees at the event to ensure we do n't exceed the venue's capacity.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āχāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
05

āĻ—āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to count someone or something as part of a particular group or category
Transitive: to number sb among a group
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His accomplishments number him among the great artists of the century.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻļāϤāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻā§€āϰ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻ—āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

numberless
number
App
āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
LanGeek
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ