/ˈnʌmbə/
Translation
A word or symbol, like one, two, or three, that tells you how many.
Word origin
From Old French nombre and Latin numerus, meaning a count or sum of things.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- nombre
Grammar
Examples
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"Number" means a word like seven that says how many.
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Here "number" is the set of digits people use to call you.
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"Number" means the amount or count of people.
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Advanced passive structures in English: the get-passive, it is said that, and passives with two objects
Phrasal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
Quantifiers in English: some, any, much, many and more
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