number
/ˈnʌmbə(r)/noun
उच्चारण नम्बर
संख्या, अंक; नंबर
Basic word
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[C]
a word or symbol that represents an amount or a quantity; a number used to identify somebody or something; a quantity of people or things
संख्या, अंक; नंबर
- an even number
- a phone number
- a large number of students
+ 4 more examples
- Seven is my lucky number.
- Please give me your mobile number.
- A number of students have asked for extra time.
- The number of tourists has risen this year.
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[T]
to give a number to something as part of a series; to make a particular number when added together
क्रमांक देना; संख्या होना
- Number the pages.
- The crowd numbered over a thousand.
- Each room in the hostel is numbered on the door.
+ 2 more examples
- The questions are numbered from one to fifty.
- The audience numbered about two thousand by the end of the show.
¶Idioms 2
look after/take care of number one
(informal) to think only of yourself and not of other people
सिर्फ़ अपना भला सोचना
- In this business, everyone looks after number one.
- He's only interested in taking care of number one.
your number is up
you are going to die or have sth unpleasant happen to you (informal)
(किसी का) अंत निकट होना; अब ख़ैर नहीं (अनौपचारिक)
- When the boat started sinking, I thought my number was up.
- The thief knew his number was up when the police arrived.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
A number of + plural noun + plural verb ('A number of students are absent'), but the number of + plural noun + singular verb ('The number of students is increasing').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: a number of + plural noun + plural verb ('A number of students are absent'), पर the number of + plural noun + singular verb ('The number of students is increasing')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Your days are numbered (you will not last much longer), safety in numbers (being in a group is safer), look after or take care of number one (think only of yourself), by numbers (in a fixed, mechanical way).
Idioms: your days are numbered (आप अधिक दिन नहीं टिकेंगे, दिन गिने-चुने हैं), safety in numbers (समूह में होना अधिक सुरक्षित है), look after या take care of number one (केवल अपने बारे में सोचना), by numbers (निश्चित, यांत्रिक ढंग से)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Maths: even numbers (2, 4), odd numbers (1, 3), prime numbers (divisible only by 1 and themselves, like 2, 3, 5); Aryabhata and Brahmagupta worked on zero and the decimal system.
गणित में सम संख्याएँ (2, 4), विषम संख्याएँ (1, 3), अभाज्य संख्याएँ (केवल 1 और स्वयं से विभाज्य, जैसे 2, 3, 5); आर्यभट और ब्रह्मगुप्त ने शून्य और दशमलव प्रणाली पर कार्य किया।