number
VERB:
1. to mark with or distinguish by numbers:
Number each of the definitions.
2. to amount to or comprise in number; total:
The manuscript already numbers 425 pages.
3. to consider or include in a number:
I number myself among his friends.
4. to count over one by one; tell:
to number one's blessings.
5. to mention individually or one by one; enumerate:
They numbered the highlights of their trip at length.
6. to set or fix the number of; limit in number; make few in number:
The sick old man's days are numbered.
7. to live or have lived (a number of years).
8. to ascertain the number of; count.
9. to apportion or divide:
The players were numbered into two teams.
(10-12 verb used without object)
10. to make a total; reach an amount:
Casualties numbered in the thousands.
11. to be numbered or included (usually followed by among or with):
Several eminent scientists number among his friends.
12. to count.
13. to assign a number to.
14. to add up to; total.
15. (also intr) to list (items) one by one; enumerate.
16. (also intr) to put or be put into a group, category, etc:
they were numbered among the worst hit.
17. to limit the number of:
his days were numbered.
18. count, enumerate.
19. to claim as part of a total; include.
20. to restrict to a definite number:
your days are numbered.
21. to assign a number to:
number the pages.
22. to amount to in number; total:
the crew numbers 100.
23. to reach a total number.
24. to call off numbers in sequence.
Origin:
1250–1300; 1940–45 for def 23; (noun) Middle English, variant of nombre < Old French < Latin numerus; (v.) Middle English nombren < Old French nombrer < Latin numerāre (derivative of numerus). Dictionary 2: C13: from Old French nombre, from Latin numerus. —Dictionary.com * //
First Known Use of number: Noun: 14th century. Verb: 14th century. History and Etymology for number: Noun and Verb: Middle English nombre, from Anglo-French, from Latin numerus. —Merriam-Webster *
1. to mark with or distinguish by numbers:
Number each of the definitions.
2. to amount to or comprise in number; total:
The manuscript already numbers 425 pages.
3. to consider or include in a number:
I number myself among his friends.
4. to count over one by one; tell:
to number one's blessings.
5. to mention individually or one by one; enumerate:
They numbered the highlights of their trip at length.
6. to set or fix the number of; limit in number; make few in number:
The sick old man's days are numbered.
7. to live or have lived (a number of years).
8. to ascertain the number of; count.
9. to apportion or divide:
The players were numbered into two teams.
(10-12 verb used without object)
10. to make a total; reach an amount:
Casualties numbered in the thousands.
11. to be numbered or included (usually followed by among or with):
Several eminent scientists number among his friends.
12. to count.
13. to assign a number to.
14. to add up to; total.
15. (also intr) to list (items) one by one; enumerate.
16. (also intr) to put or be put into a group, category, etc:
they were numbered among the worst hit.
17. to limit the number of:
his days were numbered.
18. count, enumerate.
19. to claim as part of a total; include.
20. to restrict to a definite number:
your days are numbered.
21. to assign a number to:
number the pages.
22. to amount to in number; total:
the crew numbers 100.
23. to reach a total number.
24. to call off numbers in sequence.
Origin:
1250–1300; 1940–45 for def 23; (noun) Middle English, variant of nombre < Old French < Latin numerus; (v.) Middle English nombren < Old French nombrer < Latin numerāre (derivative of numerus). Dictionary 2: C13: from Old French nombre, from Latin numerus. —Dictionary.com * //
First Known Use of number: Noun: 14th century. Verb: 14th century. History and Etymology for number: Noun and Verb: Middle English nombre, from Anglo-French, from Latin numerus. —Merriam-Webster *