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Definition of eight - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
cardinal numbernumber following seven and preceding nine
- She bought eight apples at the store..
2.
playing cardsplaying card showing the numeral 8
- He drew an eight from the deck.
3.
numbertime shown as 8:00 on a clock
- The meeting is scheduled for eight.
4.
sportsTECH. long racing shell crewed by a full complement of sweep rowersTECH.
- The team practiced in the eight every morning.
Adjective
numberbeing one more than seven
- She bought eight apples from the market..
Images of eight
playing card showing the numeral 8 
long racing shell crewed by a full complement of sweep rowers
Expressions with eight
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rhythmic pattern of eight beats in dance
The routine starts with a simple eight count.
dominant company or entity in a field
The tech giant is the eight hundred pound gorilla in the industry.
in a difficult or disadvantageous situation
She felt behind the eight ball after missing the deadline.
with great intensity or effort
She practiced eight ways to Sunday to perfect her performance.
keep trying despite many failures or setbacks
Fall seven times, stand up eight to succeed in life.
the start of the ninth hour of the day
The meeting is scheduled for eight o'clock.
the number 8000
The population of the town is eight thousand.
being eight more than forty
She celebrated her forty-eight birthday with a big party.
the digit 8
The number eight comes after seven.
the number after twenty-seven
She turned twenty-eight last week.
being eight more than eighty
The eighty-eight keys of the piano were polished.
being eight more than ninety
The ninety-eight students filled the auditorium.
being eight more than seventy
She celebrated her seventy-eight birthday with a big party.
black ball with the number eight in billiards
He pocketed the eight ball to win the game..
maneuver tracing a path in the shape of 8
The skater performed a perfect figure eight on the ice.
set of eight visible abdominal muscles
He worked hard to achieve an eight pack.
continuously for eight consecutive years
She has won the award eight years running.
the shape or form of the number 8
The racetrack was designed in a figure of eight.
being eight more than thirty
She bought thirty-eight apples for the party.
eighth year of school for students aged 13-14
She is excited to start grade eight next year.
lasting for eight days
The eight-day festival was full of joy.
resourceful approach to problem-solving
Her number eight wire mentality helped solve the issue.
being eight more than sixty
The sixty-eight students attended the lecture.
having eight separate parts or stages, often in a meal
We enjoyed an eight-course dinner last night.
Origin of eight
Old English, eahta (eight)
Terms with eight included in their meaning
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counting
denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight
mathematics
number equal to one more than eight
mathematics
the number following six and before eight
animal
small arachnid with eight legs
cardinal number
the number after twenty-eight and before thirty
quantity
having a total of eight times eight units
number
the number following sixty-eight and before seventy
human development
period from birth to around eight years
music
stringed instrument with eight strings in four courses
shape symbol
shape like a sideways eight symbolizing eternity or continuity
marine creature
sea animal with eight arms and no shell
seafood
meat from an eight-armed sea animal served as food
technology
unit of digital information typically consisting of eight bits
math symbol
mathematical symbol shaped like a sideways eight for infinity
age
school year after second grade for eight-year-olds
mathematics
polygon with eight sides and angles
engine type
engine with eight cylinders arranged in a V shape
medical
any of the eight bones in the wrist
ocean
marine animal with eight arms, soft body, found in coastal waters
games
nickname for the number eight in bingo
literature
stanza of eight lines in poetry
music
having eight parts or elements
medical
any of the eight small bones in the wrist
creature
animal with eight legs in the arachnid group
Examples of eight in a sentence
There are eight slices in the pizza. I need an eight to complete my set. She placed an eight on the pile and won. Dinner will be served at eight. The train departs at eight sharp. The eight won the national championship.
They rented an eight for the weekend regatta. There are eight chairs around the table. The recipe calls for eight cups of flour.
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- French:huit, huit heures, ...
- German:acht, Acht, ...
- Italian:otto, numero otto, ...
- Spanish:ocho, las ocho, ...
- Portuguese:oito, ...
- Chinese:八, 八的, ...
- Japanese:8, 8時, ...
- Arabic:ثَمَانِيَة, ثَمانِي, ...
- Hebrew:שְׁמוֹנֶה, שְׁמוֹנָה, ...
- Russian:восемь, восьмиместная лодка, ...
- Ukrainian:вісім, вісімка, ...
- Hindi:आठ, आठ का पत्ता, ...
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