CEFR A1

number

noun

Meaning

A word or symbol that tells you how many of something there is.

Examples

What is your favorite number?
The number of students in the class is 25.

Synonyms: figure, quantity, amount, total

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number (A1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈnʌmbər/

Definition

A word or symbol that tells you how many of something there is.

Examples

What is your favorite number?
The number of students in the class is 25.
He wrote the number 7 on the paper.

How to Use number

a number of (collocation): Many; a lot of. — "A number of students are absent today."
number of (collocation): Used with a specific quantity. — "The number of cars increased last year."
number for (prepositional phrase): The quantity related to something. — "The number for the apples is five."

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