LEARNit Dictionary

number

noun
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OPAL
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1
A1
a word or symbol that represents an amount or a quantity
عدد, رقم, نماد عددی
see also atomic number, cardinal(2), complex number, flight number, magic number, mass number, ordinal, prime number, real number, registration number, R number, serial number, whole number
2
A1
used before a figure to show the position of something in a series
شماره, مرتبه
They live at number 26.
The song reached number 5 in the charts.
3
A1
a set of figures that is used to identify something or communicate by phone, etc.
شماره, شناسه, کد, شماره تماس
Ask for the customer's name and phone number.
Customers can reach us by calling an 0800 number.
I'm sorry, I think you have the wrong number.
Call this number and ask to speak to John.
What is your account number, please?
Can I have your credit card number?
Please give your landline and mobile phone numbers.
see also 800 number, 900 number, box number, E-number, PIN, registration number, serial number
4
A1
a quantity of people or things
تعداد, عدد
A large number of people have applied for the job.
In a small number of cases the illness is fatal.
The number of homeless people has increased dramatically.
The total number of students has doubled in the last six years.
Huge numbers of animals have died.
A number of problems have arisen.
I could give you any number of reasons for not going.
Use a pedometer to count the number of steps you take.
Our aim is to reduce the number of road accidents.
This year we have increased the number of events from six to ten.
We were eight in number .
Nurses are leaving the profession in increasing numbers.
Sheer weight of numbers secured them the victory.
The course will have to be repeated owing to pressure of numbers .
staff/student numbers
5
a group or quantity of people
گروه, تعداد, جمعیت, عده
one of our number
The prime minister is elected by MPs from among their number.
6
the version of a magazine, etc. published on a particular day, in a particular month, etc.
شماره, نسخه
the October number of ‘Vogue’
The back numbers of ‘The Times’ were kept in a basement.
synonym issue
7
a song or dance, especially one of several in a performance
قطعه, ترانه, آهنگ, رقص
They sang a slow romantic number.
8
a thing, such as a dress or a car, that is admired
مدل, نمونه
She was wearing a black velvet number.
9
the form of a word, showing whether one or more than one person or thing is being talked about
عدد
The word ‘men’ is plural in number.
The subject of a sentence and its verb must agree in number.
verb
A2
1
A2
to give a number to something as part of a series or list
شماره‌گذاری کردن, شماره‌بندی کردن, عددگذاری کردن
2
to make a particular number when added together
برابر شدن با, تعداد داشتن
The crowd numbered more than a thousand.
We numbered 20 .
The African student population in France currently numbers nearly 8,000.
synonym add up to something
3
to include somebody/something in a particular group; to be included in a particular group
شامل کردن, عضویت دادن, شامل شدن, در دسته‌ای جای گرفتن, جزء بودن, محسوب شدن, یکی از اعضا بودن
I number her among my closest friends.
He numbers among the best classical actors in Britain.