numbers

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of number. Use it when you mean more than one number.

   She wrote the numbers neatly in her notebook.

   Phone numbers can be hard to remember.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of number. Use it with he, she, or it.

   The team numbers twelve players this season.

   He numbers the boxes so nothing gets lost.

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3. 3
   nounplural

   A large group of people or things counted together.

   Like a big crowd, where many people together feel stronger than one.

   There is safety in numbers, so the hikers stayed close together.

   The small village could not fight back against such large numbers.

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4. 4
   nounpluralwith theabbreviationellipsis

   Short form of numbers game, an illegal lottery-style betting game.

   He played the numbers every week, hoping to win big.

   Men ran numbers out of the back of the barbershop.

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