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{ "term": "number", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a word or symbol that represents an amount or a quantity", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Think of a number and multiply it by two." }, { "text": "a **high/low number**" }, { "text": "**even numbers** *(= 2, 4, 6, etc.)*" }, { "text": "**odd numbers** *(= 1, 3, 5, etc.)*" }, { "text": "You owe me 27 dollars? Make it 30, that's a good **round number**." }, { "text": "Add all the numbers together, divide by ten, and then take away twelve." }, { "text": "Houses on this side of the road have even numbers." }, { "text": "Many people think 13 is an unlucky number." }, { "text": "the winning numbers in tonight's lottery" }, { "text": "That's quite a high number— think of a lower one." } ], "synonyms": "figure", "topics": ["Maths and measurement"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["three-digit", "16-digit", "cardinal"], "verb + number": ["calculate", "add", "add together"], "phrases": ["in round numbers", "number crunching"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "used before a figure to show the position of something in a series", "labels": "British English also", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "They live at number 26." }, { "text": "The song reached number 5 in the charts." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a set of figures that is used to identify something or communicate by phone, etc.", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Ask for the customer's name and **phone number**." }, { "text": "Customers can reach us by calling **an 0800 number** *(= a free phone number in the UK)*." }, { "text": "I'm sorry, I think you have the **wrong number** *(= wrong phone number)*." }, { "text": "**Call** this **number** and ask to speak to John." }, { "text": "What is your account number, please?" }, { "text": "Can I have your credit card number?" }, { "text": "Please give your landline and mobile phone numbers." }, { "text": "They exchanged numbers and agreed to go out for a drink one evening." }, { "text": "What is your social security number, please?" }, { "text": "He dialled the number, then changed his mind and hung up." } ], "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["fax", "phone", "telephone"], "verb + number": ["call", "dial", "phone"], "number + verb": ["be busy", "be engaged", "be unobtainable"], "phrases": ["exchange numbers", "somebody’s name and number"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a quantity of people or things", "sensetop": "number of somebody/somethingin number", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "A **large number** of people have applied for the job.", "contextForm": "number of somebody/something" }, { "text": "In a **small number** of cases the illness is fatal." }, { "text": "The **number** of homeless people has **increased** dramatically." }, { "text": "The **total number** of students has doubled in the last six years." }, { "text": "**Huge numbers of** *(= very many)* animals have died." }, { "text": "**A number of** *(= some)* problems have arisen." }, { "text": "I could give you **any number of** *(= a lot of)* reasons for not going." }, { "text": "Use a pedometer to **count the number** of steps you take." }, { "text": "Our aim is to **reduce the number** of road accidents." }, { "text": "This year we have **increased the number** of events from six to ten." }, { "text": "We were eight in number *(= there were eight of us)*.", "contextForm": "in number" }, { "text": "Nurses are leaving the profession in **increasing numbers**." }, { "text": "**Sheer weight of numbers** *(= the large number of soldiers)* secured them the victory." }, { "text": "The course will have to be repeated owing to pressure of numbers *(= too many students)*." }, { "text": "staff/student numbers" }, { "text": "Staff numbers were reduced because of budget cuts." }, { "text": "Anna counted the number of men standing around outside." }, { "text": "Conference organizers put the number of attendees at around 500." }, { "text": "Factories had increased in number between the wars." }, { "text": "Many people have died in the epidemic—the precise number is not known." }, { "text": "Shark numbers have dwindled as a result of hunting." }, { "text": "The candidates received an equal number of votes." }, { "text": "The decline in numbers of young people means that fewer teachers will be needed." }, { "text": "The paintings, twelve in number, are over 200 years old." }, { "text": "We've had a fair number of complaints about the new phone system." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "high", "low"], "verb + number": ["grow in", "increase in", "decrease in"], "number + verb": ["go up", "grow", "increase"], "preposition": ["in number", "number of"], "phrases": [ "a decline in numbers", "a drop in numbers", "a growth in numbers" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a group or quantity of people", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "one of our number *(= one of us)*" }, { "text": "The prime minister is elected by MPs from among their number." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "high", "low"], "verb + number": ["grow in", "increase in", "decrease in"], "number + verb": ["go up", "grow", "increase"], "preposition": ["in number", "number of"], "phrases": [ "a decline in numbers", "a drop in numbers", "a growth in numbers" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "the version of a magazine, etc. published on a particular day, in a particular month, etc.", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "the October number of ‘Vogue’" }, { "text": "The back numbers of ‘The Times’ were kept in a basement." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "a song or dance, especially one of several in a performance", "examples": [ { "text": "They sang a slow romantic number." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "a thing, such as a dress or a car, that is admired", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She was wearing a black velvet number." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "the form of a word, showing whether one or more than one person or thing is being talked about", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "The word ‘men’ is plural in number." }, { "text": "The subject of a sentence and its verb must agree in number." } ], "topics": ["Language"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "following a set of simple instructions identified by numbers", "examples": [ { "text": "painting by numbers" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "following closely the accepted rules for doing something", "labels": "(North American English)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "an easy job; a pleasant situation that other people would like", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "It’s all right for him—he’s got a very cushy number." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do something that will harm somebody/something, especially when it feels like it is done deliberately, from a desire to hurt (even if this is not actually the case)", "labels": "(especially North American English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Throat cancer did a number on me a few years ago." }, { "text": "The Covid-19 pandemic did a number on global stock markets." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to know what somebody is really like and what they plan to do", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "He thinks he can fool me but I've got his number." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "the time has come when you will die or lose everything", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a way of considering an activity, etc. that considers only the number of people doing something, things achieved, etc., not with who or what they are", "examples": [ { "text": "MPs were playing the numbers game as the crucial vote drew closer." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a person who does the same job as you in another organization", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The Foreign Secretary is currently having talks with his opposite number in the White House." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "being in a group makes you safer and makes you feel more confident", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "being in a group gives you more power", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [ { "text": "There's strength in numbers, so encourage your friends and family to join us." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "the combined power, strength or influence of a group", "examples": [ { "text": "They won the argument by **sheer weight of numbers**." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈnʌmbə(r)/", "audio": "nu/number/number__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈnʌmbər/", "audio": "nu/number/number__us_2.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French nombre (noun), nombrer (verb), from Latin numerus." }