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• think of a number and multiply it by two.
• a high/low number
• even numbers (= 2, 4, 6, etc.)
• odd numbers (= 1, 3, 5, etc.)

number

1. a word or symbol that represents an amount or a quantity
• synonym figure
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/figure_1
• Think of a number and multiply it by two.
• a high/low number
• even numbers (= 2, 4, 6, etc.)
• odd numbers (= 1, 3, 5, etc.)
• You owe me 27 dollars? Make it 30, that's a good round number.
2. used before a figure to show the position of something in a series
• They live at number 26.
• The song reached number 5 in the charts.
3. a number used to identify something or communicate by telephone, etc.
• see also box number
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/box-number
• My phone number is 266998.
• I'm sorry, I think you have the wrong number (= wrong telephone number).
• He dialled the number, then changed his mind and hung up.
• What is your account number, please?
4. a quantity of people or things
• A large number of people have applied for the job.
• The number of homeless people has increased dramatically.
• Huge numbers of (= very many) animals have died.
• A number of (= some) problems have arisen.
• I could give you any number of (= a lot of) reasons for not going.
• We were eight in number(= there were eight of us).
• Nurses are leaving the profession in increasing numbers.
• Sheer weight of numbers (= the large number of soldiers) secured them the victory.
• The course will have to be repeated owing to pressure of numbers (= too many students).
• staff/student numbers
5. a group or quantity of people
• one of our number (= one of us)
• The prime minister is elected by MPs from among their number.
6. the version of a magazine, etc. published on a particular day, in a particular month, etc.
• synonym issue
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/issue_1
• the October number of ‘Vogue’
7. a song or dance, especially one of several in a performance
• They sang a slow romantic number.
8. a thing, such as a dress or a car, that is admired
• She was wearing a black velvet number.
9. the form of a word, showing whether one or more than one person or thing is being talked about
• See related entries: Grammar
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/grammar/number_3
• The word ‘men’ is plural in number.
• The subject of a sentence and its verb must agree in number.
10. following a set of simple instructions identified by numbers
• painting by numbers
11. following closely the accepted rules for doing something
12. an easy job; a pleasant situation that other people would like
• It’s all right for him—he’s got a very cushy number.
13. to know what somebody is really like and what they plan to do
• He thinks he can fool me but I've got his number.
14. the time has come when you will die or lose everything
15. a way of considering an activity, etc. that is concerned only with the number of people doing something, things achieved, etc., not with who or what they are
• MPs were playing the numbers game as the crucial vote drew closer.
16. a person who does the same job as you in another organization
• The Foreign Secretary is currently having talks with his opposite number in the White House.
17. being in a group makes you safer and makes you feel more confident
18. the combined power, strength or influence of a group
• They won the argument by sheer weight of numbers.

Extra Examples

• Add all the numbers together, divide by ten, and take away the number you first thought of.
• Add all the numbers together, divide by ten, and then take away twelve.
• Anna counted the number of men standing around outside.
• Conference organizers put the number of attendees at around 500.
• Factories had increased in number between the wars.
• Houses on this side of the road have even numbers.
• I keep getting the wrong number.
• Many people have died in the epidemic—the precise number is not known.
• Many people think 13 is an unlucky number.
• Shark numbers have dwindled as a result of hunting.
• The Pentagon increased the number of troops in Iraq to about 145 000.
• The candidates received an equal number of votes.
• The decline in numbers of young people means that fewer teachers will be needed.
• The paintings, twelve in number, are over 200 years old.
• There are an infinite number of solutions to the problem.
• There were about 150 there, in round numbers.
• There’s more to accountancy than just number crunching.
• There’s more to an accountant’s job than just number crunching.
• They exchanged numbers and agreed to go out for a drink one evening.
• We live at number 21.
• We’ve had a fair number of complaints about the new phone system.
• Wild dogs are now few in number.
• a record number of enquiries
• back numbers of the magazine
• high numbers of unemployed teachers
• the number of children who wear glasses
• the winning numbers in tonight’s lottery
• ‘So you owe me 28 dollars?’ ‘Make it 30, that’s a good round number.’
• A number of people were late for the meeting.
• A number of problems have arisen.
• He dialled the number, then changed his mind and hung up.
• Huge numbers of animals have died.
• I could give you any number of reasons for not going.
• I’m sorry, I think you have the wrong number.
• Pick out all the odd numbers.
• Sheer weight of numbers secured them the victory.
• Student numbers are growing annually.
• That’s quite a high number— think of a lower one.
• The back numbers of ‘The Times’ were kept in a basement.
• The classes will have to be repeated owing to pressure of numbers.
• Think of a number and multiply it by two
• We were eight in number.
• What is your social security number, please?

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French nombre (noun), nombrer (verb), from Latin numerus.