innumerable
gb/ɪnˈumɚəbəl/ us/ɪnˈumɚəbəl/
B2
Inglese
~ 4600
számtalan, megszámlálhatatlan
B2
1
számtalan
B1
Schema d'uso:
[something] is innumerable
The sky was filled with innumerable stars.
Az eget számtalan csillag töltötte be.
She faced innumerable challenges during her career.
Pályafutása során számtalan kihívással kellett szembenéznie.
The book offers innumerable examples from history.
There are innumerable ways to solve this problem.
He has made this mistake innumerable times.
Esempi per chi studia
There are innumerable stars in the sky.
Számtalan csillag van az égen.
I have heard this story innumerable times.
Ezt a történetet már számtalanszor hallottam.
The city has innumerable restaurants.
She gave me innumerable ideas for my project.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'innumerable' with 'numerable'; 'innumerable' means 'too many to count', not 'a large number that can be counted'.
Significato
Too many to count
Collocazioni
innumerable stars
|innumerable possibilities
|innumerable examples
|innumerable times
|innumerable opportunities
Sinonimi
countless (Very common synonym, slightly more informal.)
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numerous (Implies many, but not always beyond counting.)
Contrari
few (Indicates a small number, opposite of very many.)
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limited (Emphasizes a small or restricted quantity.)
Temi
quantity
|description
|mathematics
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
So many that you cannot count them.
Too many to be counted; extremely numerous.
Grammatica
Forma base
innumerable
IPA
GB/ɪnˈumɚəbəl/
US/ɪnˈumɚəbəl/
Sillabe e accento
in - nu - mer - able (4 sillabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (nu)
Forme flesse
Adjective
- Base: innumerable
Famiglia di parole
Espressioni
innumerable examples
1/ɪnˈumɚəbəl ɪɡzˈæmpəlz/
fixed phrase
Many illustrative cases
A very large number of cases that show or explain something.
Esempi
- The teacher gave us innumerable examples to help us understand.
- History provides innumerable examples of human resilience.
innumerable opportunities
1/ɪnˈumɚəbəl ˌɑpɚtˈunɪtiz/
fixed phrase
Many chances for something
A very large number of chances to do something or succeed.
Esempi
- Living in a big city gives you innumerable opportunities.
- The internet offers innumerable opportunities for learning.
innumerable times
1/ɪnˈumɚəbəl tˈaɪmz/
fixed phrase
Many separate occasions
Very many different times or occasions.
Esempi
- I have told you this innumerable times.
- They have met on innumerable times over the years.