What does “number” mean?
- 1
nouna word or symbol such as 1, 2 or 3 that shows an amount
Pick a number between one and ten.
- 2
nouna set of numbers used to call or identify someone or something
Can I have your phone number?
- 3
nounan amount or quantity of people or things
A large number of people came to the show.
Number at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈnʌmbər/ · NUM-ber
How to use “number” correctly
“A number of” + plural verb (“A number of students are late”); “the number of” + singular verb (“The number of students is rising”).
Common phrases with “number”
- phone number
- a number of
- the number of
- a large number of
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- numerous
- numerical
- numeral
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