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How to pronounce number in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms count
Type of classify, class, sort out, separate, assort, sort
Type Words
Synonyms count, enumerate, numerate
Type of find, determine, find out, ascertain
Has types recount, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote up, add, add together, add up, census, miscount
Type Words
Synonyms issue
Type of periodical
Has types edition
Type Words
Synonyms figure
Type of amount
Has types bulk, numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity, minority, roundness, majority, innumerableness, fewness, countlessness, preponderance, prevalence


the number of parameters is small.
Type Words
Synonyms phone number, telephone number
Type of sign, signal, signaling


he has an unlisted number.
Type Words
Synonyms add up, amount, come, total
Type of be
Has types outnumber, average out, work out, average, make
Type Words
Synonyms act, bit, routine, turn
Type of performance, public presentation
Has types showstopper, show-stopper, stopper


it was one of the best numbers he ever did.
Type Words
Synonyms numeral
Type of symbol
Has types antilogarithm, hindu numeral, hindu-arabic numeral, arabic numeral, antilog, roman numeral
Type Words
Synonyms keep down
Type of confine to, circumscribe, limit
Type Words
Synonyms list
Type of identify, name
Has types itemize, itemise
Derivation numbering


We must number the names of the great mathematicians.
Type Words
Type of size


a number 13 shoe.
Type Words
Type of definite quantity
Has types prime, prime quantity, atomic number, augend, addend, baryon number, base, biquadrate, biquadratic, multiplicand, quota, quartic, remainder, record, ordinal, ordinal number, oxidation number, oxidation state, page number, pagination, paging, radix, quotient, cardinal, cardinal number, cardinality, co-ordinate, complex number, complex quantity, composite number, compound number, constant, coordinate, count, whole number, cube, decimal, difference, dividend, divisor, factor, third power, fibonacci number, fixed-point number, floating-point number, folio, fourth power, subtrahend, square, imaginary, imaginary number, second power, integer, linage, lineage, score, root, minuend, arity, multiplier, multiplier factor, natural number, no.
Derivation numerical


every number has a unique position in the sequence.
Type Words
Type of product, ware, merchandise


she preferred the black nylon number.
this sweater is an all-wool number.
Type Words
Type of item


take the number 2 to the main square, then change to the number 5.
Type Words
Type of positive identification
Has types aba transit number, bank identification number, bin, license number, personal identification number, pin, pin number, registration number, social security number


she refused to give them her Social Security number.
Type Words
Type of company


I hope to become one of their number before I die.
Type Words
Type of denominate, designate
Has types paginate, page, foliate
Derivation numbering


You should number the pages of the thesis.
Type Words
Type of grammatical category, syntactic category


in English the subject and the verb must agree in number.

Examples of number

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Daily renters must provide a $50 check or leave a credit-card number as deposit.
From the dailyherald.com
Since then the number of 90 percent-minority schools has jumped almost fivefold.
From the newsweek.com
Group number one is what we call a low risk of recurrence, or favorable patient.
From the abcnews.go.com
One might interpret the progress in a number of ways, some flattering, some not.
From the stltoday.com
In 2009, the number of attendees shrunk to 113,085, followed by 126,641 in 2010.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The number of people hired dropped from the prior month and separations climbed.
From the bloomberg.com
The number of regional centers has grown from 25 in 2008 to more than 130 today.
From the sacbee.com
Homeowners chose their residence for a number of reasons, many of them cosmetic.
From the newsday.com
A witness saw the man in his Chevy van and jotted down his license plate number.
From the thenewstribune.com
More examples
  • The property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"
  • Total: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
  • A concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"
  • Give numbers to; "You should number the pages of the thesis"
  • Act: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
  • Enumerate; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians"
  • In linguistics, grammatical number is a grammatical category of nouns, pronouns, and adjective and verb agreement that expresses count distinctions (such as "one", "two", or "three or more").
  • Number is the leading Japanese sports magazine published on every Thursday by Bungeishunju. The official name is Sports Graphic Number. Though the circulation once hit 47 million, it is now around 10 million.
  • Number[s] is the debut album by American post-hardcore band, Woe, Is Me. Released on August 31, 2010, in a collaboration between Rise Records and its imprint label Velocity Records, it charted at number 16 on Billboards Top Heatseekers, selling 1,700 copies in its first week. ...