Meaning

18 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Quantity of countable things.

    Any number of people can be reading from a given repository at a time.

    There are, in addition to all the red socks, a number that don’t suit me either.

  2. (countable)An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

    Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers.

    Zahl, Nummer

    число́čisló, но́мерnómer

    число́čysló, но́мерnómer

  3. (countable)A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.

    The number 8 is usually made with a single stroke.

    Nummer, Ziffer

    число́čisló, ци́фраcífra, числи́тельноеčislítelʹnoje

    числі́вникčyslívnyk, ци́фраcýfra

  4. (countable)An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.

    The equation e#123;i#92;pi#125;#43;1#61;0 includes the most important numbers: 1, 0, #92;pi, i, and e.

    Zahl

    число́čisló

    число́čysló

  5. (attributive, countable, uncountable)Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.

    Horse number 5 won the race.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items.

    Her passport number is C01X864TN.

    You can take the number 8 (bus) all the way to the airport.

    но́мерnómer

    но́мерnómer

  7. (countable, informal)A telephone number.

    Let's give her a call. Do you have her number handy?

    I'm definitely interested. Here's my number. Call me back anytime.

    Nummer

    но́мерnómer

    но́мерnómer

    the number is used in calling a particular telephone

  8. (countable, uncountable)Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.

    Adjectives and nouns should agree in gender, number, and case.

    Zahl, Numerus

    число́čisló

    число́čysló

    the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural)

  9. (countable)A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show.

    For his second number, he sang "The Moon Shines Bright".

    Nummer

    но́мерnómer

    но́мерnómer

  10. (countable, formal, singular, singular only, uncountable)A group of people.

    I include myself in their number.

    a select company of people

  11. (countable, informal)A person.

  12. (countable, informal)An outfit, particularly a stylish one.

Examples

3272 sentences
  1. Please call me at this number.

    Будь ласка, зателефонуй мені за цим номером. — deniko

    ruПозвоните мне, пожалуйста, по этому номеру. — papersaltserver

    deRuf mich bitte unter dieser Nummer an. — Tamy

  2. I must have the wrong number.

    Я, напевне, помилився номером. — aandrusiak

    deIch muss die falsche Nummer haben. — Manfredo

  3. Does she know your phone number?

    Чи вона знає твій телефонний номер? — ChickenKiev

    ruОна знает твой номер телефона? — afyodor

    deKennt sie Ihre Telefonnummer? — MUIRIEL

  4. I wrote down that telephone number.

    Я записав цей номер телефону. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ записал тот номер телефона. — marafon

    deIch habe die Telefonnummer aufgeschrieben. — mayabe

  5. The number of students is dropping.

    Кількість студентів зменшується. — deniko

    ruКоличество студентов уменьшается. — marafon

    deDie Zahl der Schüler sinkt. — al_ex_an_der

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
quantity:
used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence:
numeral:
Русский
By meaning 4
quantity:
used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence:
numeral:
issue of a periodical publication:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
quantity:
used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence:
numeral:
grammar: state of being singular, dual or plural:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English number, nombre, numbre, noumbre, from Anglo-Norman noumbre,

Inherited from Middle English number, nombre, numbre, noumbre, from Anglo-Norman noumbre, Old French nombre, from Latin numerus (“number”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to distribute, to give, to take”). Compare Saterland Frisian Nummer, Nuumer, West Frisian nûmer, Dutch nummer (“number”), German Nummer (“number”), Danish nummer (“number”), Swedish nummer (“number”), Icelandic númer (“number”). Displaced Middle English ȝetæl and rime; more at tell, tale and rhyme. Distantly related (via Proto-Indo-European) to obsolete English nim (“to take, seize”) and its Germanic cognates (e.g. German nehmen), hence also to numb.

Equivalent to numb (verb) + -er

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Forms

plural: numbers

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals:figure
  • one of a series published periodically:issue
  • a symbol used to represent a number:numeral
  • the number is used in calling a particular telephone:phone numbertelephone number
  • a short performance that is part of a longer program:actroutineturnbit

Word family

235 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • phone number
  • a number of
  • telephone number
  • his phone number
  • your phone number
  • my phone number
  • the number of
  • the wrong number
  • your telephone number
  • number of times
  • her phone number
  • his telephone number

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
number — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto