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."

Synonyms of number

Words with a similar meaning to number:

• figure
• quantity
• amount
• total

Antonyms of number

Words with the opposite meaning to number:

• zero
• none

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