number

²number

verb

num·berednum·ber·ing\-b(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of NUMBER

transitive verb

1

: count, enumerate

2

: to claim as part of a total : include

3

: to restrict to a definite number <your days are numbered>

4

: to assign a number to <number the pages>

5

: to amount to in number : total <the crew numbers 100>

intransitive verb

1

: to reach a total number

2

: to call off numbers in sequence

— num·ber·able \-b(ə-)rə-bəl\ adjective

— num·ber·er \-bər-ər\ noun

Examples of NUMBER

1. She numbers and arranges the photographs according to when they were taken.
2. Each print is signed and numbered by the artist.
3. The team's coach bought all the players numbered jerseys.
4. In that year, European settlers in the area numbered nearly 15,000.
5. The animal, which once numbered in the millions, is now extinct.
6. He numbers her with the other great poets of the time.

First Known Use of NUMBER

14th century

Related to NUMBER

Synonyms: enumerate, count, tell

Antonyms: exclude, leave (out), miss out [British], omit

Related Words: add (up), tally, total; calculate, compute, reckon, table, tabulate; check, mark, tick (off); recount

Near Antonyms: ban, bar, debar, preclude, prevent, prohibit; deny, refuse, reject; eliminate, except, rule out; lose, mislay, misplace

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