# numbers

Pronunciation: US say "NUM-burz" /ˈnʌmbɚz/; UK say "NUM-buhz" /ˈnʌmbəz/

## Noun

1. Plural of number. — plural of number
   - Simple: Plural of number. Use it when you mean more than one number.
   - _The numbers on the old clock glowed faintly in the dark._
   - _Analysts crunched the numbers before the quarterly meeting._
3. A quantity of people or things considered together as a group, especially a large one.
   - Simple: A large group of people or things counted together.
   - _The defending army was overwhelmed by the enemy's superior numbers._
   - _Volunteers turned out in impressive numbers for the cleanup drive._
4. Ellipsis of numbers game. — Ellipsis of numbers game.
   - Simple: Short form of numbers game, an illegal lottery-style betting game.
   - _She bet on the numbers using her daughter's birthday for luck._
   - _Local bosses controlled the numbers across several city blocks._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of number. — third-person singular simple present indicative of number
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of number. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The colony numbers in the millions during the summer months._
   - _The archivist numbers every document before adding it to the catalog._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/numbers (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).