Number meaning in English

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Definition

a number: a figure, a digit (for example 18, 264, 6784); a quantity, an amount, a sum, a total noun
a number of (people didn't come): several, some (people didn't come) idiom
a (musical) number: a song, a piece of music

Examples

  • "Icarus : I like numbers of every kind, but my favorite is 1,456,895."
  • "I like the numbers, and I like to spend my day in my little office, typing on my little number machines."
  • "Baby number 3 : I am feeling absolutely stupendous, old chap!"
  • "Let's take a listen to some of our funky musical numbers."
  • "I call him "Baby Number 1"."
  • "Let me explain: the company is doing well, and our growing number of customers requires more attention than we are currently providing."
  • "Please leave your name, number and a detailed message and I'll get back to you as soon as possible."
  • "I will be flying on Lucky Duck Air (flight number: LUK 7453), and arriving in Hong Kong Wednesday evening at 9.45pm. My reservations, at the Shangri-La Hotel, are from Wednesday until the following Tuesday."
  • "Announcement 3 : Ladies and gentlemen, train number 98756 to Paris Gare de Nord is now boarding."
  • "Bruno : Woman number three."
  • "You'd like my private minitel number?"
  • "I've selected a number of provocative outfits for the shoot - Japanese schoolgirl, sexy nurse, dark-haired CEO of a perfume company... just to name a few."
  • "Icarus : Number 19, you are small, but you're like a person, I call you "Paul"."
  • "Now, let's take a look at baby number 3."
  • "Number of rooms required: 1"
  • "Southside Johnny has been the number two man on the Westside for years now."
  • "Number nineteen, you are small, but you're like person, I call you Paul."
  • "Icarus : Well perhaps we could write a song together... a song about numbers... for accountants."
  • "That's my favorite number, too!"
  • "Edward : Did you say that your favorite number was 1,456,895?"

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