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number

number

Meaning of number

word or symbol showing quantity

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British English/ˈnʌmbə/
American English/ˈnʌmbɚ/
Russian transcription[t͡ɕɪˈslo]
number
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number with Russian translation

number usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Число на экране быстро изменилось.

The number on the screen changed quickly.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Я записал число в блокнот.

I wrote the number in my notebook.

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number belongs to the topic "Top 500, Programming". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

numberчисло
guestгость
greetingприветствие
viewвид
toolинструмент
priceцена
helpпомогать

number synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between number / figure / digit / numeral / amount / total

🇬🇧English
number

the general word for a quantity or a mathematical value

A1Very Often

I don't know the number of people in the room.

Я не знаю, сколько людей в комнате.

🇬🇧English

a written number, especially a digit or a statistic

A1Often

The figure for sales was higher this year.

Показатель продаж в этом году был выше.

D
🇬🇧English
digit

one symbol from 0 to 9

A1Often

The code has four digits.

В коде четыре цифры.

N
🇬🇧English
numeral

a word or symbol used to represent a number

A1Rarely

“Three” is a numeral.

«Three» — это числительное.

🇬🇧English

how much of something there is, especially uncountable things

A1Very Often

The amount of water is small.

Количество воды небольшое.

🇬🇧English

the final amount after adding everything together

A1Often

The total is ten dollars.

Итог — десять долларов.

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How to pronounce number and what this word means

number translation: число. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce number

/ˈnʌmbə/

number translation

число

number examples

The number on the screen changed quickly.

number transcription

/ˈnʌmbə/, /ˈnʌmbɚ/

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number meaning: what does it mean?

word or symbol showing quantity

number pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

number is pronounced as /ˈnʌmbə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

number definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The number on the screen changed quickly. Translation: Число на экране быстро изменилось.

Is number part of Programming vocabulary?

Yes, number (число) can be learned in the Programming topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is number part of Professional English vocabulary?

Yes, number (число) can be learned in the Professional English topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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