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eight

AYT/eɪt/

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6 meanings of eight

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  1. 1
    numbernumeral
    The number 8, one more than seven.

    An octopus has eight arms.

    We invited eight friends to the dinner.

  2. 2
    digitnouncountable
    The written symbol that stands for the number eight, drawn as 8.

    An eight looks like two small circles, one stacked on top of the other.

    She wrote a neat eight at the top of the page.

    He drew a big eight on the sidewalk with chalk.

  3. 3
    time of daynoununcountable
    The time when the clock shows eight, in the morning or evening.

    Let's meet at eight for breakfast.

    The show starts at eight tonight.

    UsageSay at eight or at eight o'clock.

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  1. 4
    playing cardnouncountable
    A playing card marked with eight symbols, one of four in a standard deck.

    She played the eight of hearts and won the round.

    He drew an eight and added it to his hand.

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  2. 5
    rowing boatnouncountable
    In rowing, a long racing boat for eight rowers and a person who steers, or the team in it.

    The eight glided smoothly across the calm lake.

    They carried the eight down to the water before the race.

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  3. 6
    boat racenoun
    A boat race between crews of eight rowers, each boat steered by a cox.

    Her team won the women's eight at the river race on Saturday.

    Our school came second in the eights at the summer regatta.

    UsageSay compete in the men's eight or win the men's eight.

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Origin

It comes from Old English "eahta," going all the way back to an ancient Proto-Indo-European word for eight. It is related to Latin "octo" and German "acht."

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 3 facts