Numbers & Quantity

Counting, amounts, proportions, and the language of how much.

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/tu/ The number 2, equal to one plus one. Meaning Off Sound Off

/fɚst/ Coming before all others in time, order, or position. Meaning Off Sound Off

/lɑt/ A large amount or number of something. Meaning Off Sound Off

/θriː/ The number 3. Meaning Off Sound Off

/wʌn(t)s/ One single time. Meaning Off Sound Off

/faɪv/ The number 5; one more than four. Meaning Off Sound Off

/foɹ/ The number 4; one more than three. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈnʌmbər/ A word or symbol like 5, 100, or 3.14 that tells you how many or which one. Meaning Off Sound Off

/kʌt/ A reduction in the amount, number, or size of something. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈhæf/ One of two equal parts of something. Meaning Off Sound Off

/sɪks/ the number 6, coming after five and before seven Meaning Off Sound Off

/tɛn/ The number 10, which comes after nine and before eleven. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsɛvən/ The number 7, coming after six and before eight. Meaning Off Sound Off

/eɪt/ The number 8, coming after seven and before nine. Meaning Off Sound Off

/naɪn/ The number 9, coming after eight and before ten. Meaning Off Sound Off

/fɔɹθ/ Coming next after the third in order or position. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈtwɛnti/ The number 20, which comes after nineteen and before twenty-one. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/ One of four equal parts of something. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfɪfti/ The number 50, which comes after forty-nine and before fifty-one. Meaning Off Sound Off

/twɛlv/ The number 12, which comes after eleven and before thirteen. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈθɝti/ The number 30; three times ten. Meaning Off Sound Off

/fɪfˈtiːn/ The number 15, which comes after fourteen and before sixteen. Meaning Off Sound Off

/sɪksθ/ coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position Meaning Off Sound Off

/əˈlɛvən/ The number 11, one more than ten. Meaning Off Sound Off

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/ɪˈnʌf/ As much or as many as needed. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈmɪl.jən/ The number 1,000,000. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsɪŋɡəl/ Only one; not more than one. Meaning Off Sound Off

/θɚd/ Coming after the second in order or position. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈhʌn dɹəd/ The number 100. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈθaʊz(ə)n(d)/ The number 1,000. Meaning Off Sound Off

/twaɪs/ Two times. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdʌbəl/ Twice as much, as many, or as big. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈzɪɹoʊ/ The number 0; no quantity or amount at all. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈbɪljən/ The number 1,000,000,000; one thousand million. Meaning Off Sound Off

to become smaller in number, amount, or intensity Phrasal verb Meaning Off Sound Off

to bring uneven edges or amounts into alignment or equality Phrasal verb Meaning Off Sound Off

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/ˈtoʊ.tl̩/ Complete; absolute; with nothing left out. Meaning Off Sound Off

/əˈmaʊnt/ How much there is of something. Meaning Off Sound Off

/mæs/ A large amount or quantity of something with no clear shape. Meaning Off Sound Off

/pɚˈsɛnt/ One part in every hundred, written with the sign %. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdʌzən/ A group or set of twelve. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfɪfθ/ Coming after the fourth and before the sixth in order. Meaning Off Sound Off

/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ An amount expressed as a part of a total of one hundred. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkwɑn(t)ɪti/ An amount or number of something that can be measured or counted. Meaning Off Sound Off

B2 (8) Pro

/eɪtθ/ coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈnaɪnθ/ coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈtɹɪljən/ The number one followed by twelve zeros (1,000,000,000,000). Meaning Off Sound Off

/dɪˈdʌkʃən/ An amount that is taken away from a total. Meaning Off Sound Off

/dɪˈnɑːməˌneɪtɝ/ the number or expression below the line in a fraction, showing how many equal parts form a whole Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈhæfˌdɑlər/ a United States coin worth fifty cents, or the sum of fifty cents Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈnuː.məˌreɪ.tɚ/ the number or expression written above the line in a fraction, indicating how many equal parts are being considered Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈoʊvɚˌɡroʊθ/ excessive, abnormal, or uncontrolled growth in size, amount, or number Meaning Off Sound Off

C1 (2) Pro

/ˈfɹæk.ʃən/ A small part of something larger. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɹeɪ.si.əʊ/ The relationship between two amounts, showing how much of one there is compared to the other. Meaning Off Sound Off

C2 (6) Pro

/ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/ based on or organized in powers of ten Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsmætɚɪŋ/ A small, scattered amount or number of something. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkwoʊʃənt/ the result obtained by dividing one number or quantity by another Meaning Off Sound Off

insufficiency C2

/ɪnsəˈfɪʃənsi/ lack of an adequate quantity or number Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈpæsəl/ US regional and informal: an indefinitely large group, number, or amount, usually followed by of Meaning Off Sound Off

/sɛˈstɝʃiəs/ an ancient Roman coin and unit of account worth one-quarter of a denarius, originally two and a half asses and later four asses Meaning Off Sound Off

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/ˈbʌkɪtˌfʊl/ the amount a bucket holds; a large quantity Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfɔrˈskɔr/ eighty (four times twenty) Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfaɪvˌskɔr/ five times twenty; one hundred Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkwɑntəm/ a discrete quantity of energy, or the smallest possible amount Meaning Off Sound Off

/slu/ a large number or quantity; also past tense of slay Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈθriˌskɔr/ archaic term for sixty Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈtrɪpəl/ consisting of three parts or three times as great Meaning Off Sound Off

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