number
gb/nˈʌmbɚ/ us/nˈʌmbɚ/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 200
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
A1
quantity
1
A mathematical value or figure
A word or sign that shows how many or how much.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[a/an/the] number [of something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'number' with 'digit'; a digit is a single symbol (0–9), while a number can have many digits.
పర్యాయపదాలు
figure (Slightly more formal or technical; often used for statistics or amounts.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
letter (Represents an alphabetic character, not a quantity.)
పదకలయికలు
phone number
|large number
|small number
|winning number
|random number
విషయాలు
mathematics
|daily life
|education
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- She wrote down his phone number.
- The winning number was drawn last night.
- There are a large number of tourists in the city this summer.
- Please choose a random number between 1 and 10.
- He mistyped the number on the form.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- My phone number is easy to remember.
- Seven is my lucky number.
- Write your student number here.
- We need a big number of chairs.
- The ticket has a special number.
నామవాచకం
A2
quantity
2
A quantity of people or things
How many people or things there are.
వాడుక నమూనా:
a number of [plural noun]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may incorrectly use 'amount' instead of 'number' for countable nouns.
పర్యాయపదాలు
amount (Used for uncountable nouns; 'number' is for countable nouns.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
none (Indicates zero quantity.)
పదకలయికలు
a number of cases
|a number of reasons
|a small number
|a large number
విషయాలు
daily life
|statistics
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- A number of students were late today.
- There are a large number of cars on the road.
- We discussed a number of important issues.
- The police reported a small number of incidents.
- She has won a number of awards.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- A number of people are in the park.
- There are a large number of books here.
- We saw a small number of birds.
- He has a number of friends.
- A number of shops are closed today.
క్రియ
B1
action
3
To give numbers to items
To give numbers to things in order.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to number [items] [in order]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'number' as a verb with 'count'; 'number' means to assign labels, not to determine the total.
పర్యాయపదాలు
enumerate (More formal; often used in legal or technical contexts.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
erase (Remove numbers from something.)
పదకలయికలు
number the pages
|number each item
|number the seats
విషయాలు
organization
|education
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Please number the pages before you hand in your essay.
- The seats in the theater are numbered from 1 to 100.
- Number each question clearly on your answer sheet.
- We numbered the boxes for easy identification.
- Each chapter is numbered sequentially.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Please number the pages of your book.
- Number each picture from one to five.
- The chairs are numbered for the guests.
- Number the boxes before moving them.
- I will number the steps for you.
నామవాచకం
B2
event
4
A song or act in a show
A short piece of music, dance, or acting in a show.
పర్యాయపదాలు
act (Can refer to a larger part of a performance, not just one piece.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
intermission (The break between performances.)
పదకలయికలు
musical number
|comedy number
|opening number
విషయాలు
entertainment
|arts_entertainment
ఉదాహరణలు
- The band played their most popular number at the end of the concert.
- Her solo dance number was the highlight of the evening.
- They opened with a lively jazz number.
- The comedy number had everyone laughing.
- He performed a touching piano number.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- They sang a happy number on stage.
- The first number was very fast.
- We saw a dance number at the show.
- The last number was slow and sad.
- He played his best number for us.
నామవాచకం
informal
C1
entity
5
An attractive person (slang)
(Informal) A very good-looking person.
పర్యాయపదాలు
looker (Informal; emphasizes physical attractiveness.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
plain person (Not considered physically attractive.)
విషయాలు
informal language
|relationships
|emotions
|communication
ఉదాహరణలు
- Wow, she's quite a number!
- He's really a handsome number, isn't he?
- That new guy is some number!
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- She is quite a number.
- He is a real number in that suit.
- That woman is some number!
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
number
IPA
GB/nˈʌmbɚ/
US/nˈʌmbɚ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
num - ber (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (num)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: number
- Plural: number, numbers
Verb
- Base: number
- 3rd Person Singular: numbers
- Present Participle: numbering
- Past: numbered
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
numbers
noun
numbering
verb
numbered
verb
Related words
outnumber
verb B2
renumber
verb B2
numerically
adverb B2
Negative and opposite forms
innumerable
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
numeracy
noun B2
పదప్రయోగాలు
a number of
1/ə nˈʌmbɚ əv/
fixed phrase
Several; more than one but not many specified
More than one but not an exact amount.
ఉదాహరణలు
- A number of people called to complain.
- We visited a number of cities during our trip.
by the numbers
1/bˈaɪ ðə nˈʌmbɚz/
idiom
Following instructions exactly and mechanically
Doing something exactly by the rules, without change or creativity.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The team played it by the numbers and won easily.
- He cooks strictly by the numbers, following every recipe step.
do a number on [someone/something]
1/dˈu ə nˈʌmbɚ ˈɔn sˈoʊmˈoʊnsəmˈɛθɪŋ/
idiom
informal
Cause serious harm or damage to someone/something (informal)
To hurt or damage someone or something badly.
ఉదాహరణలు
- That storm really did a number on our house.
- She did a number on her ankle during practice.
numbers game
1/nˈʌmbɚz ɡˈeɪm/
idiom
Activity dependent on manipulating statistics/probabilities
A situation where success depends on numbers and statistics, not single events.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Politics can be a numbers game sometimes.
- Sales is often just a numbers game—call enough people and you'll get results.
strength in numbers
1/stɹˈɛŋθ ˈɪn nˈʌmbɚz/
idiom
Power comes from being in a group
It is safer or easier to succeed when many people work together.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Protesters knew they had strength in numbers.
- We joined forces, believing in strength in numbers.