number
verb/ˈnʌmbə(r)/
/ˈnʌmbər/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they number | /ˈnʌmbə(r)/ /ˈnʌmbər/ |
| he / she / it numbers | /ˈnʌmbəz/ /ˈnʌmbərz/ |
| past simple numbered | /ˈnʌmbəd/ /ˈnʌmbərd/ |
| past participle numbered | /ˈnʌmbəd/ /ˈnʌmbərd/ |
| -ing form numbering | /ˈnʌmbərɪŋ/ /ˈnʌmbərɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to give a number to something as part of a series or list
- number something All the seats in the stadium are numbered.
- I couldn't work out the numbering system for the hotel rooms.
- Every paper was carefully numbered and indexed.
- The coins are individually numbered.
- Each pigeonhole is clearly numbered by floor and by room.
- Park your car on the even-numbered side of the street.
- number something from… to… Number the car's features from 1 to 10 according to importance.
- number something + noun The doors were numbered 2, 4, 6 and 8.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- consecutively
- sequentially
- …
- according to
- by
- from
- …
- [intransitive] + noun to make a particular number when added together synonym add up to something
- The crowd numbered more than a thousand.
- We numbered 20 (= there were 20 of us in the group).
- The African student population in France currently numbers nearly 8,000.
- [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to include somebody/something in a particular group; to be included in a particular group
- number somebody/something among something I number her among my closest friends.
- number among something He numbers among the best classical actors in Britain.
make a series
make something as total
include
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French nombre (noun), nombrer (verb), from Latin numerus.
Idioms
See number in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee number in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishsomebody’s/something’s days are numbered
- a person or thing will not continue to live, exist or be successful for much longer
- His days as leader of the party are numbered.
- Whatever the protests, the school’s days are numbered and it will be closed down.
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