The Wordsmith Dictionary

Num "ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Numbered; p. pr & vb. n. Numbering. ]Etym: [OE. nombren, noumbren, F. nombrer, fr. L. numerare, numeratum. See Number, n.]

1. To count; to reckon; to ascertain the units of; to enumerate. If a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. Gen. xiii. 16.

2. To reckon as one of a collection or multitude. He was numbered with the transgressors. Is. liii. 12.

3. To give or apply a number or numbers to; to assign the place of in a series by order of number; to designate the place of by a number or numeral; as, to number the houses in a street, or the apartments in a building.

4. To amount; to equal in number; to contain; to consist of; as, the army numbers fifty thousand. Thy tears can not number the dead. Campbell. Numbering machine, a machine for printing consecutive numbers, as on railway tickets, bank bills, etc.

Syn. -- To count; enumerate; calculate; tell.

NUMBERER

NUMBERER Num "ber *er, n.

Defn: One who numbers.

NUMBERFUL

NUMBERFUL Num "ber *ful, a.

Defn: Numerous. [Obs. ]

NUMBERLESS

NUMBERLESS Num "ber *less, a.

Defn: Innumerable; countless.

NUMBEROUS

NUMBEROUS Num "ber *ous, a.

Defn: Numerous. [Obs. ] Drant.

NUMBERS

NUMBERS Num "bers, n. pl.

Defn: of Number. The fourth book of the Pentateuch, containing the census of the Hebrews.

New American Oxford Dictionary

number

num ber |ˈnəmbər ˈnəmbər | ▶noun 1 an arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations and for showing order in a series or for identification: she dialed the number carefully | an even number. • (numbers ) dated arithmetic: the boy was adept at numbers. 2 a quantity or amount: the company is seeking to increase the number of women on its staff | the exhibition attracted vast numbers of visitors. • (a number of ) several: we have discussed the matter on a number of occasions. • a group or company of people: there were some distinguished names among our number . • (numbers ) a large quantity or amount, often in contrast to a smaller one; numerical preponderance: the weight of numbers turned the battle against them. 3 a single issue of a magazine: the October number of “Travel. ” • a song, dance, piece of music, etc. , esp. one of several in a performance: they go from one melodious number to another. • [ usu. with adj. ] informal a thing, typically an item of clothing, of a particular type, regarded with approval or admiration: Yvonne was wearing a little black number. 4 Grammar a distinction of word form denoting reference to one person or thing or to more than one. See also singular ( sense 2 of the adjective ), plural, count noun, and mass noun . ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 amount to (a specified figure or quantity ); comprise: the demonstrators numbered more than 5,000. • include or classify as a member of a group: the orchestra numbers Brahms among its past conductors. 2 mark with a number or assign a number to, typically to indicate position in a series: each document was numbered consecutively. • count: strategies like ours can be numbered on the fingers of one hand. PHRASES any number of any particular whole quantity of: the game can involve any number of players. • a large and unlimited quantity or amount of: the results can be read any number of ways. by numbers following simple instructions identified or as if identified by numbers: painting by numbers. by the numbers following standard operating procedure. • all together with a shouted-out count. someone's /something's days are numbered someone or something will not survive or remain in a position of power or advantage for much longer: my days as director were numbered. do a number on informal treat someone badly, typically by deceiving, humiliating, or criticizing them in a calculated and thorough way. have someone's number informal understand a person's real motives or character and thereby gain some advantage. have someone's number on it informal (of a bomb, bullet, or other missile ) destined to find a specified person as its target. someone's number is up informal the time has come when someone is doomed to die or suffer some other disaster or setback. [with reference to a lottery number or a number by which one may be identified. ] without number too many to count: they forgot the message times without number. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French nombre (noun ), nombrer (verb ), from Latin numerus . usage: The construction the number of + plural noun is used with a singular verb (as in the number of people affected remains small ). Thus it is the noun number rather than the noun people that is taken to agree with the verb (and is therefore functioning as the head noun ). By contrast, the apparently similar construction a number of + plural noun is used with a plural verb (as in a number of people remain to be contacted ). In this case, it is the noun people that acts as the head noun and with which the verb agrees. In the latter case, a number of works as if it were a single word, such as some or several. See also usage at collective noun and lot .

number cruncher

num ber crunch er ▶noun informal 1 a computer or software capable of performing rapid calculations with large amounts of data. 2 often derogatory a statistician, accountant, or other person whose job involves dealing with large amounts of numerical data. DERIVATIVES num ber crunch ing noun

numbered account

num bered ac count |ˈnəmbərd əˈkaʊnt | ▶noun a bank account, esp. in a Swiss bank, identified only by a number and not bearing the owner's name.

number eight

num ¦ber eight ▶noun 1 (in rugby union ) the forward at the back of the scrum. 2 [ mass noun ] NZ a wire of 4 mm gauge, used especially for fences.

numberless

num ber less |ˈnəmbərləs ˈnəmbərləs | ▶adjective too many to be counted; innumerable.

number line

num ber line ▶noun Mathematics a line on which numbers are marked at intervals, used to illustrate simple numerical operations.

number one

num ber one |ˈˌnəmbər ˈwən | informal ▶noun 1 oneself: you must look after number one. 2 a person or thing that is the best or the most important in an activity or area: businesses that were number one in their markets. • a best-selling record or book: an album featuring seventeen top movie themes and six number ones. 3 used euphemistically to refer to urine, esp. in reference to children. 4 a lieutenant junior grade in the navy or the coast guard. 5 (or number two, etc. ) the shortest (or next shortest, etc. ) men's haircut produced with electric hair clippers. ▶adjective most important or prevalent: a number-one priority. • best-selling: a number-one album.

number opera

num ber op er a ▶noun an opera in which arias and other sections are clearly separable.

number plate

num ber plate |ˈnəmbər pleɪt | ▶noun British term for license plate.

Numbers

Num bers |ˈnəmbərz ˈnəmbərz | the fourth book of the Bible, relating the experiences of the Israelites in the wilderness after Moses led them out of Egypt. ORIGIN named in English from the book's accounts of a census; the title in Hebrew means ‘in the wilderness. ’

numbers game

num bers game ▶noun often derogatory the use or manipulation of statistics or figures, esp. in support of an argument: legislators were today playing the numbers game as the vote drew closer. • (also the numbers or numbers racket ) an illegal lottery based on the occurrence of unpredictable numbers in the results of races, etc.

number sign

num ber sign ▶noun the sign #, used to introduce a number (as in question #2 ).

Number Ten

Number Ten 10 Downing Street, the official London home of the British Prime Minister.

number theory

num ber the o ry ▶noun the branch of mathematics that deals with the properties and relationships of numbers, esp. the positive integers.

number two

num ber two |ˈˌnəmbər ˈtu | ▶noun informal 1 a second in command: my conscientious number two in the task force. • a person or thing ranked second in ability or size. 2 used euphemistically to refer to feces, esp. in reference to children.

number work

num ¦ber work ▶noun [ mass noun ] simple arithmetic.

Oxford Dictionary

number

num ¦ber |ˈnʌmbə | ▶noun 1 an arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations: think of a number from one to ten and multiply it by three | even numbers. • a figure or group of figures used to identify someone or something: she picked up the phone and dialled his home number. • (numbers ) dated arithmetic: the boy was adept at numbers. 2 a quantity or amount: the company is seeking to increase the number of women on its staff | the exhibition attracted vast numbers of visitors. • (a number of ) several: we have discussed the matter on a number of occasions. • a group or company of people: there were some distinguished names among our number . • (numbers ) a large quantity or amount, often in contrast to a smaller one; numerical preponderance: the weight of numbers turned the battle against them. 3 chiefly Brit. a single issue of a magazine: the October number of ‘Travel ’. • a song, dance, piece of music, etc. , especially one of several in a performance: they go from one melodious number to another. • [ usu. with adj. or noun modifier ] informal an item of clothing of a particular type, regarded with approval or admiration: Yvonne was wearing a little black number. 4 [ mass noun ] a grammatical classification of words that consists typically of singular and plural, and, in Greek and certain other languages, dual. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 amount to (a specified figure or quantity ); comprise: the demonstrators numbered more than 5,000. 2 mark with a number or assign a number to, typically to indicate position in a series: each document was numbered consecutively. • count: strategies like ours can be numbered on the fingers of one hand. 3 include or classify as a member of a group: the orchestra numbers Brahms among its past conductors. PHRASES any number of any particular whole quantity of: the game can involve any number of players. • a large and unlimited quantity or amount of: the results can be read any number of ways. by numbers following simple instructions identified or as if identified by numbers: painting by numbers. someone's (or something's ) days are numbered someone or something will not survive or remain in a position of power or advantage for much longer: my days as director were numbered. do a number on N. Amer. informal treat someone badly, typically by deceiving, humiliating, or criticizing them in a calculated way. have someone's number informal understand a person's real motives or character and thereby gain some advantage. have someone's number on it informal (of a bomb, bullet, or other missile ) destined to find a specified person as its target. someone's number is up informal the time has come when someone is doomed to die or suffer some other disaster or setback. [with reference to a lottery number or a number by which one may be identified. ] without number too many to count: I began to write to you times without number. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French nombre (noun ), nombrer (verb ), from Latin numerus . usage: The construction the number of + plural noun is used with a singular verb (as in the number of people affected remains small ). Thus it is the noun number rather than the noun people which is taken to agree with the verb (and which is therefore functioning as the head noun ). By contrast, the apparently similar construction a number of + plural noun is used with a plural verb (as in a number of people remain to be contacted ). In this case it is the noun people which acts as the head noun and with which the verb agrees. In the latter case, a number of works as if it were a single word, such as some or several. See also usage at lot .

number cruncher

num ¦ber crunch ¦er ▶noun informal 1 a computer or program capable of performing rapid calculations with large amounts of data. 2 often derogatory a statistician, accountant, or other person whose job involves dealing with large amounts of numerical data. DERIVATIVES number crunching noun

numbered account

num ¦bered ac |count ▶noun a bank account, especially in a Swiss bank, identified only by a number and not bearing the owner's name.

number eight

num ¦ber eight ▶noun 1 (in rugby union ) the forward at the back of the scrum. 2 [ mass noun ] NZ a wire of 4 mm gauge, used especially for fences.

numberless

num ¦ber |less |ˈnʌmbəlɪs | ▶adjective too many to be counted; innumerable.

number line

num ¦ber line ▶noun Mathematics a line on which numbers are marked at intervals, used to illustrate simple numerical operations.

number one

number one informal ▶noun 1 a person or thing that is foremost or most important in an activity or area: businesses that were number one in their markets. • a record or book in a particular category that has sold the most copies in a particular time period: [ as modifier ] : the band's first number-one album. 2 oneself: you must look after number one . 3 used euphemistically to refer to urine. 4 a first lieutenant in the navy. ▶adjective most important or prevalent; foremost: a number-one priority. PHRASES number one, number two, etc. the shortest, or next shortest, etc. , men's cropped haircut produced with electric hair clippers.

number opera

num ¦ber opera ▶noun an opera in which arias and other sections are clearly separable.

number plate

num ¦ber plate ▶noun Brit. a sign affixed to the front and rear of a vehicle displaying its registration number.

Numbers

Numbers the fourth book of the Bible, relating the experiences of the Israelites in the wilderness after Moses led them out of Egypt. ORIGIN named in English from the book's accounts of a census; the title in Hebrew means ‘in the wilderness ’.

numbers game

num ¦bers game ▶noun 1 often derogatory the use or manipulation of statistics or figures, especially in support of an argument: MPs were today playing the numbers game as the vote drew closer. 2 (also numbers pool or numbers racket ) N. Amer. a lottery based on the occurrence of unpredictable numbers in the results of races, a lottery, etc.

number sign

number sign ▶noun N. Amer. the sign #, used to introduce a number (as in question #2 ).

Number Ten

Number Ten 10 Downing Street, the official London home of the British Prime Minister.

number theory

num ¦ber the ¦ory ▶noun [ mass noun ] the branch of mathematics that deals with the properties and relationships of numbers, especially the positive integers.

number two

num ¦ber two ▶noun informal 1 a second in command: he is currently number two at the Department of Employment. • a person or thing ranked second in ability or size. 2 used euphemistically to refer to faeces.

number work

num ¦ber work ▶noun [ mass noun ] simple arithmetic.

American Oxford Thesaurus

number

number noun 1 a whole number: numeral, integer, figure, digit; character, symbol; decimal, unit; cardinal number, ordinal number. 2 a large number of complaints: amount, quantity; total, aggregate, tally; quota. 3 the wedding of one of their number: group, company, crowd, circle, party, band, crew, set, gang. 4 the band performed another number: song, piece (of music ), tune, track; routine, sketch, dance, act. ▶verb 1 visitors numbered more than two million: add up to, amount to, total, come to. 2 he numbers the fleet at a thousand: calculate, count, total, compute, reckon, tally; assess, tot up; formal enumerate. 3 each paragraph is numbered: assign a number to, mark with a number; itemize, enumerate. 4 he numbers her among his friends: include, count, reckon, deem. 5 his days are numbered: limit, restrict, fix. PHRASES a number of she's collected a number of ashtrays: several, various, quite a few, sundry. without number the nights I've worried about those kids is without number: countless, innumerable, unlimited, endless, limitless, untold, numberless, uncountable, uncounted; numerous, many, multiple, manifold, legion. WORD LINKS numerical relating to numbers Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

numberless

numberless adjective there are numberless questions to be answered: innumerable, countless, unlimited, endless, limitless, untold, uncountable, uncounted; numerous, many, multiple, manifold, legion; informal more —— than one can shake a stick at; literary myriad.

Oxford Thesaurus

number

number noun 1 numeral, integer, figure, digit; character, symbol; whole number, decimal number, decimal, unit; cardinal number, ordinal number; Roman number, Arabic number; rare cipher. 2 they received a large number of complaints | the number of accidents involving cyclists has increased: amount, quantity; total, sum total, aggregate, tally; quota. 3 the men were celebrating the wedding of one of their number: group, company, crowd, circle, party, body, band, crew, set; informal gang, tribe. 4 a copy of the current number of the Society's quarterly magazine: edition, issue, copy; printing, imprint, impression, publication. 5 in the background she could hear the band performing another number: song, piece of music, musical item, piece, tune, track; turn, item, routine, sketch, dance, act. PHRASES a number of there are a number of reasons why many crimes are not reported to the police: several, various, quite a few, sundry, diverse; literary divers. number-one, number one heart disease is the number-one cause of death | product knowledge is number one in this business: primary, main, chief, key, prime, central, principal, overriding, foremost, first, most important, predominant, paramount, major, ruling, dominant, master, supreme, cardinal, pre-eminent, ultimate; informal top-notch. ANTONYMS secondary, subordinate. looking after number one members are selfish and are looking after number one: self-interested, self-seeking, self-serving, self-regarding, selfish, egocentric, egotistic, egotistical, self-obsessed, self-absorbed, wrapped up in oneself, inward-looking. ▶verb 1 visitors to the cathedral numbered more than 2.25 million last year: add up to, amount to, total, come to. 2 he numbers the editor of Vogue among his close friends: include, count; reckon, deem, look on. 3 each paragraph is numbered consecutively: assign a number to, categorize by number, specify by number, mark with a number; itemize, enumerate. 4 the number of published texts on the subject may be numbered on the fingers of both hands | he numbers the fleet at a thousand: count, add up, total, calculate, compute, enumerate, reckon, tell, tally; assess; Brit. tot up. 5 his days are numbered: limit, limit in number, restrict, fix. WORD LINKS number numerical relating to numbers Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

numberless

numberless adjective there are numberless questions to be answered. See countless.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

number

num ber /nʌ́mbə r /〖原義は「(人物の )数」〗(形 )numeral, numerous 名詞複～s /-z /1 C U a. 〖通例複数扱い〗〖a number of A 〗(正確にはわからない不特定な数を表して )いくつかのA 〈人物〉, 数個 [数人 ]のA (several, some ); ｟米｠(特に )いくつものA , 何個 [何人 ]ものA , 多くのA , 多数のA (many ) (!｟米｠では肯定的に「多くの」の意で用いることが多い ) ; 〖a ＋形容詞＋number of A 〗…な数のA 〈人物など〉 (!(1 )いずれもAは通例 C 名詞複数形集合名詞で無冠詞. (2 )形容詞は通例数の大小を表す; ↓コーパスの窓 . (3 )｟コーパス｠時に “形容詞＋numbers of A ”となることがある; ↓第2例 , コーパスの窓 (2 )) ▸ a number of years ago 何年か [｟米｠何年も ]前 ▸ a large number [large numbers ] of people 多くの人々 (!(1 )a lot [lots ] ofより｟かたく｠響く. (2 )U 名詞には通例a great deal [a large amount ] of Aを用いる ) ▸ We also discussed a number of other issues .我々はほかのいろいろな問題も議論した ▸ a number of different reasons さまざまな理由コーパスの窓 a number of A ①数の多少数の多少を明確に表すため, さまざまな形容詞を伴う. 多数を表す場合, 通例 large, any (↓成句 ), 時に, huge, quite a (↓成句 ), great, fair, vast, enormous, high, considerable, good, bigなどを伴う. ただし ╳manyは用いない. 少数を表す場合, 通例 small , 時にmodest, tiny, lowなどを伴う. ただし ╳(a ) few [little ]は用いない. このほか, growing (増大しつつある ), increasing (増加しつつある ), limited (限られた ), certain (ある ), significant (有意な ), surprising (驚くほどの ), record (記録的な )などもよく用いられる ▸ An increasing number of young people remain unemployed .失業したままの若者の数が増えている ②a ＋形容詞＋number of Aと形容詞＋numbers of A 形容詞＋numbers of Aが複数の集団を意識する場合に好まれるのに対し, a ＋形容詞＋number of Aは漠然と種々雑多なものの集まりにも用い, Aがother, differentなどの形容詞を伴う場合は特に形容詞＋numbers of Aより普通 ▸ I came across large numbers of tourists .私は多くの [何組もの ]旅行者に出くわした .b. 〖the number of A 〗〖通例単数扱い〗A 〈人物など〉の (総 )数 (!Aは通例複数名詞で無冠詞 ) ▸ The number of students remained the same .生徒数は変化がなかった (!具体的な数をいう場合はthere are … を用いる方が普通: There are 800 students in this school. この学校には800人の学生がいる ) ▸ This fire brought the number of fires in July to forty-five .この火事によって7月の火災件数は45件になった ▸ What [╳How much, ╳How many ] was the number of (the ) people coming to the party? パーティに来たのは全部で何人だったの (!特定の人物をさす場合, the, one's, theseなどの限定詞を伴うことがあるが｟比較的まれ｠) 語法 1 数の一致 the number of Aは単数呼応, a (…) number of Aは複数呼応するのが原則. the number ofに続く複数形名詞に引かれて複数扱いしたり, a number ofのaに引かれて単数呼応させるのは避けた方がよい. なお, numberの前に置かれた形容詞や, 主語と述部が遠く離れることなどに影響を受けて, 単複呼応が混乱する例が時に見られる ▸ A small number of nuclear weapons is not fundamentally a military weapon, but a terror weapon designed to intimidate .少数の核兵器は基本的に軍事兵器ではなく威嚇のためのテロ兵器だ 2 the number of A に続く動詞 the number of Aの後には, 増加を表す場合は, increase, 時にgrow, rise, be [go, come ] up, swellなどが用いられる. ただし ╳become moreとしない. 減少を表す場合はdecrease, 時にdrop, be [go, come ] down, plummetなどが用いられる. ただし ╳become fewer [less ]としない ▸ The number of cars has [╳Cars have ] increased steadily over the last decade .車の数はここ10年で着実に増えた (≒Cars have increased in number steadily …; ↓成句 in number )3 the ＋形容詞 the number ofにthe ＋形容詞が続く場合, 形容詞の前のtheは通例省略される ▸ the number of unemployed 失業者数 2 C a. 数 , 数字 , 数詞 ▸ Let's take a look at the numbers .(分析のために )数字を見てみましょう ▸ a high [low, tiny ] number 大きい [小さい ]数 (!highの代わりにlarge, bigが, lowの代わりにsmall, ｟まれ｠littleが用いられることがある ) ▸ a number of three figures ≒a three-figure [three-digit ] number 3けたの数 ▸ He dialed a few numbers and hung up .彼は数字を何けたかダイヤルして接続を切った (!電話番号全体を表す用法は ↓3 a ) b. ｟やや古｠〖～s; 単複両扱い〗計算 , 算数 (!figuresやsumsの方が普通 ) ▸ be good [no good, bad ] with numbers ｟くだけて｠計算に強い [弱い ]関連数学上の数 ▸ a cardinal [ordinal ] ～基 [序 ]数 ▸ a counting [natural ] ～自然数 ▸ a half ～0 .5を伴った整数〘0.5, 1.5, 2.5など〙▸ an integral [a whole ]～整数 ▸ an inverse ～逆数 ▸ a prime ～素数 ▸ an even [odd ] ～偶 [奇 ]数 ▸ a rational [an irrational ] ～有理 [無理 ]数 ▸ a real [an imaginary ] ～実 [虚 ]数 ▸ a round ～概数, 丸めた数字類義 numberとfigure, numeral number は数量を表すための単語記号概念としての数字をいう. numeral は書記体系としての数字をさす. たとえば, 243はa numberで, 2, 4, 3はそれぞれnumeralである. figure は記号としての数字をさし, 複数形では正式な統計値などを表す ▸ the unemployment figures 失業者数 ▸ Roman [Arabic ] numerals ローマ [アラビア ]数字 ▸ single [double ] figures 1けた [2けた ]の数字 3 C a. (数けたからなる )電話番号 (phone [telephone ] number ) (!電話番号を構成するひとつひとつの数字は ↑2a ) ▸ Do you know his home [office, work ] (phone ) number ?彼の自宅 [職場 ]の電話番号を知ってるかい ▸ an emergency number 緊急時連絡先 ▸ Please write down your name and (phone ) number .お名前と電話番号を記入してください ▸ dial his number 彼の電話番号をダイヤルする ▸ If you dial a wrong number , apologize first .間違い電話をかけたら, まず謝りなさい ▸ one's cell phone ｟米｠ [mobile ｟英｠] number 携帯の番号 ▸ Call the toll-free number .フリーダイヤルにおかけください (→toll-free )コミュニケーション A: What number are you calling [did you dial ]? 何番におかけですか .B: 123 --4567 . 123 --4567です .A: (You have the ) wrong number . おかけ間違いのようですね .b. (リスト一連のものを認識するための )番号 ; (住居の )番地 ; 〖数字の前で〗…番 (地 ), …号 (｟略｠num, no. , No. ; ｟主に米記号｠#) (!略号のNo.やno.はラテン語numero (番号で [は ])の語頭と語末を残した略語でby numberの意 ) ▸ the question [rule ] number 3 第3問 [規則の3項 ]▸ Take a number 11 (bus ) from in front of the hotel .ホテルの前から11番のバスに乗ってください ▸ What number question was difficult? 何番目の問題が難しかったですか ▸ “What number on Madison Avenue, sir? ” “Number one fifty-two, please. ”(タクシーの運転手が )「お客さん, マディソン通りの何番ですか」「152番までお願いします」〘通例英米の番地は通りを挟んで片方の並びに1, 3, 5のように奇数の番地が, 向かいに2, 4, 6のように偶数が付けられている〙.c. (個々を認識するための )番号, 登録番号 ;｟英｠(自動車の )登録ナンバー (｟米｠license [｟英｠registration ] number )▸ “What's his room number ?” “(It's ) 731.”「お部屋の番号は何でしょうか」「731です」d. (鉛筆の )硬度番号〘1, 2, 3の順で柔らかくなる; 日本と同様にH, HB, B が用いられることもある〙.表現いろいろな番号 ▸ an account ～口座 [課金 ]番号 ▸ an atomic ～原子番号 ▸ a box ～私書箱番号 ▸ one's customer ～顧客番号 ▸ one's house ～(家の )番地 (→address 事情 )▸ one's ID [identification ] ～個人識別番号, (銀行口座などの )暗証番号 ▸ the model ～(製品などの )型番 ▸ one's PIN [pin ] (～)個人暗証番号 (!PINはpersonal identification numberの略 ) ▸ a product ～製品番号 ▸ one's reference ～照会 [顧客 ]番号 ▸ one's registration ～登録 [学籍, 免許証 ]番号 ▸ a serial ～通し番号 (｟略｠SN )▸ one's student ～(大学などの )学籍 [学生 ]番号 ▸ one's uniform ～背番号 4 〖～s; 複数扱い〗(出席参加の )人数 , 総数 , (動物などの )生息数 ▸ Its passenger numbers are projected to grow by 20 \% by 2010 .その乗客数は2010年までに20 ％増加すると見積もられている ▸ Elephant numbers are decreasing .象の数が減少している (≒The number of elephants is decreasing. ) (!動詞の単複呼応の違いに注意 ) 5 〖～s 〗多数 (派 ), 多勢 ▸ by [because of ] (sheer ) force [weight ] of numbers (多 )数の力で〈成し遂げる戦闘 [議論 ]に勝つなど〉▸ There is safety in numbers .｟ことわざ｠ほかの大勢と同じようにしておく方が安全だ ; 「寄らば大樹の陰」6 a. C (演奏上演項目の1つとしての )曲目 , 演目 , 出し物 ▸ play [do ] an old jazz number 古いジャズの曲を演奏する b. C ｟主に英｠(雑誌新聞などの )(第 )…号 (｟米｠issue )▸ a recent [the latest, this month's ] number 最近 [最新, 今月 ](の )号 ▸ back numbers of Nature 『ネイチャー』誌のバックナンバー .c. C ｟くだけてほめて｠〖通例a ～; 通例形容詞 , 時に名詞の後で〗(好ましい )物 [商品 ], (特にすてきな )衣服 [車 ]; (魅力的な )人 ; (好ましい )状況 [事態 , 仕事 ]▸ She is wearing a very elegant number .彼女はとても上品なドレスを着ている ▸ a pretty number かわいい女の子 ▸ a cushy number 気楽な状況 [仕事 ]d. C (ある )例 , 1例 .e. ｟主に米俗｠C 〖単数形で〗いつもの [お決まりの ]話 (!しばしばusual, oldを伴う ) .7 U ｟かたく｠〖通例one 's ～〗仲間 , 集団 , グループ (!しばしばone [two, several, some ] of … の形で ) ▸ Some of our number have PhDs .我々の仲間には博士号所持者が数人いる ▸ Jim was not among their number .ジムは彼らの仲間ではなかった 8 〖the ～s 〗a. 数字 (を使った情報 ), 番号 ▸ I've got the numbers .番号はわかっている b. ｟しばしばけなして｠数を使ったごまかし, 数字の操作 (numbers game ) 〘成果内容よりも統計値などに注目させて人を惑わすこと〙▸ play the numbers (game )数字を使って論点をすり替える c. ｟米くだけて｠数合わせ賭博（とばく）(numbers game [racket, pool ]) 〘自分が選んだ数字とスポーツ競技の得点などの数字が一致すれば賞金が当たる; 日本の「ナンバーズくじ」とは異なり違法〙.9 U 〘文法〙(単数複数についての )数 ▸ “Police ” is plural in number .policeという語は複数扱いだ 10 〖Numbers; 単数扱い〗〘キリスト教〙(旧約聖書の )民数記 .11 C ｟詩｠韻律 , リズム .a l à rge [sm à ll ] n ú mber of A 〖複数扱い〗多数 [少数 ]のA (↑1 a コーパスの窓 ).a (…) n ú mber of A ↑1 a .à ny n ú mber of A 1 〖複数扱い〗多数のA (↑1 a コーパスの窓 )▸ There are any number of examples of that .その例ならいくらでもある (╳any numbers of … としない )2 どんな数のAでも ▸ Any number of people can play .(ゲームの説明で )何人でもプレー可能 3 一定数のA .beyond n ú mber ｟文｠〖be ～または名詞の後で〗数え切れないほどで [の ].by (｟主に米｠the ) n ú mbers 1 番号順に, 番号で〈並べる分類するなど〉.2 ｟けなして｠手順通りに, 機械的に〈行動するなど〉.3 (多 )数の力で (↑5 ).d ò a n ú mber on A ｟主に米俗｠(精神的に )A 〈人〉を傷つける, Aにひどい扱い [いじわる ]をする ; (試合などで )A 〈敵チーム〉を痛めつける ; A 〈物〉を傷つける, Aに損傷 [損害 ]を与える .have (g ò t ) A 's n ú mber ｟くだけて｠A 〈人〉の本音 [急所, 弱点 ]を知っている [見抜いている ].have A 's n ú mber on it ｟くだけて｠〈爆弾弾丸ミサイルなどが〉A 〈人物〉に必ず照準を定めることができる .in n ú mber 1 数の上で (は )(↑1b 語法 (2 ))▸ The cancer cells continued to increase in number (s ).癌（がん）細胞の数は増え続けた ▸ They were few in number , but very determined .彼らは数は少ないが決意がかたい (!｟コーパス｠fewの後ではin numbersは｟まれ｠) 2 総数で (は ), 全部で .in n ú mbers 1 ＝in number (1 ).2 ＝in number (2 ).3 〈人などが〉多数で (↑5 ); 〖in … numbers 〗…の数で [の ] (!… は主にlarge (r ), great (er ), record, increasing, vast, limited, small (er )など ) ▸ When British people came, they arrived in large numbers .英国人がやってきたとき彼らは大人数で到着した 4 〈本などが〉分冊で .A's n ú mber c ò mes ú p .1 (競争ゲームなどで )A 〈人〉が当たりを出す .2 ＝A's number is up .A's n ù mber is [has c ò me ] ú p .｟くだけて｠A 〈人〉が運をすべて使い果たしている, 命運尽き果てている ; ｟おどけて｠A 〈人〉が生きる見込みはない .n ù mber ó ne ｟くだけて｠(↓number two )1 1番目の人 [物 ], 最重要人物, 最良の物 ; 〖名詞の前もしくは後で〗1番目の〈人物など〉, 最重要の, 最良の ▸ She is number one [the number one employee ] in our sales department .彼女は我が社営業部のナンバーワン (社員 )です ▸ What's the number one priority [priority number one ]?最も大事なことは何ですか .2 (人気チャートの )第1位 (の曲 [CD, 歌手 ])▸ enter the US charts at number one 全米チャート1位になる .3 ｟話｠自分自身, 自己の利益 ▸ They always look out for [after ] number one .彼らは自分の利害以外に関心がない .4 ｟小児遠回しに｠おしっこ (に行くこと ), 小さい方 (｟小児くだけて｠wee-wee, ｟くだけて｠pee )▸ go number one おしっこに行く n ú mbers of A 〖複数扱い〗多数のA (many )(↑1a )▸ increasing [considerable ] numbers of protests ますます [かなり ]多くの抗議 n ù mber tw ó ｟くだけて｠(↑number one )1 2番目の人 [物 ]; 〖名詞の前もしくは後で形容詞的に〗2番目の〈人物〉.2 ｟小児遠回しに｠うんち (に行くこと ), 大きい方 (｟小児くだけて｠poo, ｟くだけて｠poo-poo, ｟米くだけて｠poop )▸ Mom, I need a number two .お母さん, うんち A's ò pposite n ú mber (他集団における )A 〈人〉の対等の相手, ライバル ; (相手チームの )同じポジションの選手 .out of n ú mber ＝beyond number .qu ì te a n ú mber of A (かなり )多数のA (many )(↑1a コーパスの窓 ).the n ù mber of t í mes 何度も何度も .to the n ú mbers of A ｟書｠〖通例名詞の後で〗A 〈数字〉もの …, Aに達するほどの …(as many as ).without n ú mber ＝beyond number .動詞～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing /-b (ə )rɪŋ /他動詞 1 〈人が〉 «…から /…まで » 〈ページなど〉に番号を付ける [ふる ] «from /to » ▸ Number the pages of your essay .レポートにページ番号を打ちなさい ▸ Each room is numbered (from ) 201 to 220 .それぞれの部屋には201から220の番号が付けられている ▸ be numbered consecutively [sequentially ]連続の番号がふられている 2 a. 〈集団が〉総計して〈数〉になる [達する ](add up to ) (!進行形にしない ) ▸ Traffic accidents will number at least one million .交通事故件数は総計で少なくとも100万件に上るだろう ▸ We numbered five .我々は総勢5人だった (≒There were five of us in the group. )b. 〖be ～ed in A 〗〈集団が〉総計してA 〈数〉になる .3 a. ｟かたく｠〖～ A among B 〗B 〈ある種の人物〉の1つ [1人 ]にA 〈人物〉を数え入れる [含める ]; 〖～ A as B 〗BとしてA 〈人物〉を数え入れる [含める ] (!いずれもしばしば受け身で ) ▸ Pat is numbered among our top students .パットは本校の最優等学生のひとりだ .b. 〖～ A at B 〗A 〈物事〉の数をB 〈数〉と見積もる .4 ｟文｠〈人が〉〈物など〉を数える, (指折り )数え上げる .自動詞 1 数える , 計算する ; 総計して «…の数に » なる «in » .2 ｟かたく｠〈人物などが〉 «…の1つ [1人 ]に » 数え入れられる , 含まれる «among » .be n ù mbered ó ff 〈子供などが〉順番に番号を付けられる .n ù mber ó ff ｟英｠〘軍〙〈兵士が〉番号点呼する (｟米｠count off ).～́ cr ù ncher 〘コンピュ〙大型計算機 ; ｟くだけて｠(会計士などの )数値を扱う仕事の人 .～́ cr ù nching 〘コンピュ〙大型計算機による高度数理処理 ; ｟くだけて｠(特に大きなけたの )計算 .～́ ing mach ì ne 番号印字機, ナンバリング (マシン ).～́ l ì ne 〘数〙数直線 .～́ pl à te ＝numberplate .～́ s g à me [racket, pool ]↑名詞 8 b , c .N -̀ T é n ロンドンダウニング街10番地 (No. 10 Downing Street ) 〘英国首相官邸の住所; 英首相や政府をさすこともある〙.

numbered

n ú m bered 形容詞比較なし〖複合語を作って; 名詞の前で〗番号のふられた, 数字の書かれた〈ページカード扉など〉▸ numbered cards 番号札 ▸ the even- numbered seats 偶数番号の座席～̀ acc ó unt 番号口座〘個人名でなく番号のみで登録〙.

numberless

n ú m ber less 形容詞 1 ｟文｠無数の, 浜の真砂の .2 番号の (付いて )ない .

numberplate

n ú mber pl à te 名詞 C ｟英｠(自動車の )ナンバープレート (｟米｠license plate )(→car ); 住居番号板 .