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

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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 called: eight o'clock.��eight hours after noon or midnight
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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51�Թ� 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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51�Թ� 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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As well as prosecuting him twice, Panorama has discovered that the HSE has also formally warned Mr Geary or his company about eight safety breaches over the past 10 years.

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Soon afterwards, Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their home in Brooklyn Park, eight miles away.

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Overnight leader Burns and playing partner Adam Scott drowned in the rain, both enduring nightmare rounds of eight and nine over par respectively to finish well off the pace.

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In Scotland, there are currently eight operational incinerators across the country.

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She led the Division 1 champions in hitting with a .435 average, including eight home runs.

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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.

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