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eight

[ eyt ]

noun

  1. a cardinal number, seven plus one.
  2. a symbol for this number, as 8 or VIII.
  3. a set of this many persons or things, as the crew of an eight-oared racing shell.
  4. a playing card the face of which bears eight pips.
  5. Informal.
    1. an automobile powered by an eight-cylinder engine.
    2. an eight-cylinder engine.


adjective

  1. amounting to eight in number.

eight

/ 别瑟迟 /

noun

  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and seven and the product of two and four See also number
  2. a numeral, 8, VIII, etc, representing this number
  3. music the numeral 8 used as the lower figure in a time signature to indicate that the beat is measured in quavers
  4. the amount or quantity that is one greater than seven
  5. something representing, represented by, or consisting of eight units, such as a playing card with eight symbols on it
  6. rowing
    1. a racing shell propelled by eight oarsmen
    2. the crew of such a shell
  7. Also calledeight o'clock eight hours after noon or midnight
  8. have one over the eight slang.
    to be drunk
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

determiner

    1. amounting to eight
    2. ( as pronoun )

      I could only find eight

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of eight1

before 1000; Middle English eighte, Old English ( e ) ahta; cognate with Dutch acht, Old Saxon, Old High German ahto ( German acht ), Old Norse 腻迟迟补, Gothic ahtau, Latin 辞肠迟艒, Greek 辞办迟峁, Old Irish ocht, Welsh wyth, Breton eiz, Tocharian B okt, Lithuanian 补拧迟耻辞苍矛, Albanian 迟别迟毛, Armenian uth, Persian hasht, Sanskrit 补峁a弓谩耻; apparently an old dual in form, but not clear of what
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of eight1

Old English eahta; related to Old High German ahto, Old Norse 腻迟迟补, Old Irish ocht, Latin 辞肠迟艒, Greek okto, Sanskrit astau
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Idioms and Phrases

see behind the eight ball .
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Example Sentences

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Sarah Finestone had eight saves to up her season total to 145.

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James and Doncic, who owned the top two scoring averages in elimination 亚洲网紅露点 in NBA history, made just one of eight shots in the first quarter.

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Earlier this week, North Korea said its soldiers had helped "completely liberate" Russia's Kursk border region, eight months after Ukraine's surprise incursion.

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Lady Ross also banned Manyatelo from driving for eight years and 10 months.

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They also picked up eight points after coming from behind in 亚洲网紅露点 - only Manchester City have earned more from losing positions.

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How Do You Spell 8?

Spelling tips for聽8

The word eight (8) is hard to spell because it is not spelled the way it sounds [ eyt ]. There are a number of silent letters.聽

How to spell eight: The easiest way to remember how to spell eight is with the classic mnemonic device: 鈥I before E, except after C, except when it鈥檚 pronounced like a long A, as in neighbor and weigh.鈥 The collection of letters eigh often makes a long A sound. To this, you simply add the t at the end: eight.

Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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