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eight

//eɪt//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Numeral

A word that represents a number or quantity.

Note for eight

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Forms

Plural
eights

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.The digit/figure 8.

    • I study from eight to eleven.
  2. 2.A race in which such craft participate.

    • I study from eight to eleven.
  3. 3.Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.

    • I study from eight to eleven.
  4. 4.A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.

    • I study from eight to eleven.

Numeral

A word that represents a number or quantity.

  1. 1.A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.

    • The statement did not specify the location of that trip, but provided further details of her romantic life, stating that Saroukos and her husband spent eight days together before she returned to Australia on Dec. 21.
  2. 2.Describing a group or set with eight elements.

    • He works eight hours a day.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #924

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Uncommon
General reading & writing
Common
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

PIE word

*oḱtṓw

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw

Proto-Germanic *ahtōu

Proto-West Germanic *ahtō

Old English eahta

Middle English eighte

English eight

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