English · Word Candidate

number

/ˈnʌmbər/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: numbering · numbered

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Quantity of countable things.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Số lượng của những thứ có thể đếm được

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

Any number of people can be reading from a given repository at a time.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một thực thể trừu tượng dùng để mô tả số lượng

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Noun

Examples

Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To total or count; to amount to.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tổng hợp hoặc đếm; chiếm một số lượng

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Verb

Examples

I don’t know how many books are in the library, but they must number in the thousands.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To limit to a certain number; to reckon (as by fate) to be few in number.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Giới hạn ở một số nhất định; tính toán để có ít

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Verb

Examples

The old man knew that his days were numbered.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “number” mean?

Quantity of countable things.

Is “number” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.