EIGHT Definition & Meaning

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eight

[ eyt ]

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noun

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

adjective

amounting to eight in number.

eight

/ ��ɪ�� /

noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and seven and the product of two and four See also number
a numeral, 8, VIII, etc, representing this number
music the numeral 8 used as the lower figure in a time signature to indicate that the beat is measured in quavers
the amount or quantity that is one greater than seven
something representing, represented by, or consisting of eight units, such as a playing card with eight symbols on it
rowing
1. a racing shell propelled by eight oarsmen
2. the crew of such a shell
Also calledeight o'clock eight hours after noon or midnight
have one over the eight slang.
to be drunk
See figure of eight

determiner

1. amounting to eight
2. ( as pronoun )
  I could only find eight

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�y��vlog 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 ��ٳٲ�, Gothic ahtau, Latin �ǳ��ō, Greek �ǰ��ṓ, Old Irish ocht, Welsh wyth, Breton eiz, Tocharian B okt, Lithuanian ��š�ٳܴǲ�ì, Albanian �ٱ��ë, Armenian uth, Persian hasht, Sanskrit ��ṣṭá��; apparently an old dual in form, but not clear of what

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of eight¹

Old English eahta; related to Old High German ahto, Old Norse ��ٳٲ�, Old Irish ocht, Latin �ǳ��ō, 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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Born in the Dominican Republic, Martinez immigrated to the East Coast in his youth and spent eight years in the U.S.

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Bonta’s suit said the California State University and the University of California lost eight grants that were valued at about $56 million.

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Mr Cunliffe has been an anti-knife campaigner and youth mentor for about eight years and said he had spoken to more than 300 young people about knife crime.

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Only eight other countries or territories dubbed the "worst offenders" for trade imbalances were given higher rates on Trump's list of tariffs, which are due to come into effect on Wednesday.

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The four allegedly made gestures towards the home fans after Real beat their city rivals on penalties to book their place in the last eight.

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How Do You Spell 8?

Spelling tips for 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.

How to spell eight: The easiest way to remember how to spell eight is with the classic mnemonic device: “I before E, except after C, except when it’s pronounced like a long A, as in neighbor and weigh.” 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 Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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