number
/ˈnʌmbər/
verb
- To assign a number to something, or to count and list items.
- She numbered each item in the collection carefully.
- The tickets are numbered from 1 to 500.
- Please number the pages of your report before submitting it.
- To amount to a particular total; to include as part of a group.
- Our team numbers twenty members this year.
- The company numbers several famous artists among its clients.
- The crowd numbered over ten thousand people.
- To limit or restrict the number of something.
- Her time as champion is numbered now that a new challenger has appeared.
- His days at the job were numbered after the mistake.
- The old tree's years are numbered due to the disease.
noun
- A word or symbol that represents a quantity or amount.
- She chose the number seven because it's her lucky number.
- The number of students in the class is thirty.
- Please write your phone number on this form.
- A specific numeral or figure used for identification, such as in a series or list.
- He wore the number 23 jersey on the basketball team.
- The flight number for our trip is 789.
- My house number is 42 on Maple Street.
- A quantity or count of people or things.
- The number of errors in the report was surprising.
- A large number of people attended the concert.
- We need to reduce the number of cars on the road.
- A single issue of a magazine or journal.
- This number features an interview with the author.
- The library has a complete set of numbers from 1950 to 2000.
- I just bought the latest number of that science magazine.
- A musical, theatrical, or other performance piece.
- The dance number was the highlight of the show.
- She sang a beautiful number from the musical.
- The band played a lively number that got everyone dancing.
Antonyms
adjective
- Being greater in number; used in comparisons (comparative of 'many' or 'much').
- She ate no more than a few bites of the cake.
- I have no more time to waste on this argument.
- There were no more than five people in the room.