number
gb/nˈʌmbɚ/ us/nˈʌmbɚ/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 200
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A1
quantity
1
A mathematical value or figure
A word or sign that shows how many or how much.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[a/an/the] number [of something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'number' with 'digit'; a digit is a single symbol (0–9), while a number can have many digits.
คำพ้องความหมาย
figure (Slightly more formal or technical; often used for statistics or amounts.)
คำตรงข้าม
letter (Represents an alphabetic character, not a quantity.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
phone number
|large number
|small number
|winning number
|random number
หัวข้อ
mathematics
|daily life
|education
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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.
คำนาม
A2
quantity
2
A quantity of people or things
How many people or things there are.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a number of [plural noun]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may incorrectly use 'amount' instead of 'number' for countable nouns.
คำพ้องความหมาย
amount (Used for uncountable nouns; 'number' is for countable nouns.)
คำตรงข้าม
none (Indicates zero quantity.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
a number of cases
|a number of reasons
|a small number
|a large number
หัวข้อ
daily life
|statistics
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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.
คำกริยา
B1
action
3
To give numbers to items
To give numbers to things in order.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to number [items] [in order]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'number' as a verb with 'count'; 'number' means to assign labels, not to determine the total.
คำพ้องความหมาย
enumerate (More formal; often used in legal or technical contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
erase (Remove numbers from something.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
number the pages
|number each item
|number the seats
หัวข้อ
organization
|education
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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.
คำนาม
B2
event
4
A song or act in a show
A short piece of music, dance, or acting in a show.
คำพ้องความหมาย
act (Can refer to a larger part of a performance, not just one piece.)
คำตรงข้าม
intermission (The break between performances.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
musical number
|comedy number
|opening number
หัวข้อ
entertainment
|arts_entertainment
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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.
คำนาม
informal
C1
entity
5
An attractive person (slang)
(Informal) A very good-looking person.
คำพ้องความหมาย
looker (Informal; emphasizes physical attractiveness.)
คำตรงข้าม
plain person (Not considered physically attractive.)
หัวข้อ
informal language
|relationships
|emotions
|communication
ตัวอย่าง
- Wow, she's quite a number!
- He's really a handsome number, isn't he?
- That new guy is some number!
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- She is quite a number.
- He is a real number in that suit.
- That woman is some number!
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
number
IPA
GB/nˈʌmbɚ/
US/nˈʌmbɚ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
num - ber (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (num)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: number
- Plural: number, numbers
Verb
- Base: number
- 3rd Person Singular: numbers
- Present Participle: numbering
- Past: numbered
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
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
วลีและสำนวน
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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- Protesters knew they had strength in numbers.
- We joined forces, believing in strength in numbers.