Значение number в русском языке

• 0 a symbol or word used in a counting system or used to show the position or order of something

  • Think of a number smaller than 100.

  • Pablo's favourite number is seven.

  • The Prime Minister lives at number 10, Downing Street.

  • Look at item number three on your agenda.

• 1 a group of numbers that represents something

  • What's your phone number?

  • Each person receives a membership number when they join.

• 2 an amount

  • a small number of (= a few)

  • a large number of (= many)

  • There were a number of (= several) soldiers present at the rally.

  • Scientists have noticed a drop in the number of song birds in Britain.

• 3 to give something a number

  • [ often passive ] Each volume was numbered and indexed.

• 4 If people or things number a particular amount, there are that many of them.

  • Our company's sales force numbered over 5,000.