Definitions for Eight
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary, octetnoun

   the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

2. Ashcan School, Eightnoun

   a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life

3. eight-spot, eightadjective

   one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face

4. eight, 8, viiiadjective

   being one more than seven

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eightnoun

   The digit/figure 8.

2. eightnoun

   Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.

3. eightnoun

   A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which a eight rowers each have two oars

4. eightnoun

   A race in which such craft participate

5. Etymology: From eight, aught, eahte, ahte, from eahta, from ahtōu, from oḱtṓw. Cognate with aucht, acht, acht, acht, acht, åtta, átta, octo, ὀκτώ, ocht.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. EIGHTadjective

   Twice four. A word of number.

   Etymology: eahta, Saxon; ahta, Gothick; acht, Scottish.

   This island contains eight score and eight miles in circuit. George Sandys, Journey.

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1. eight

   Eight is a numerical value equivalent to the sum of four and four. It comes after seven and before nine in the counting system, and is considered an even number. The numeral symbol for eight is "8". In Roman numerals, it is represented as VIII.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Eightnoun

   an island in a river; an ait

2. Eightadjective

   seven and one; as, eight years

3. Eightnoun

   the number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects

4. Eightnoun

   a symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii

5. Etymology: [See Ait.]

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1. Eight

   Eight was released in 2000 and is the eighth studio album by British rock band, New Model Army. Following the departure of Robert Heaton, Michael Dean and Dean White were recruited into the band, who also co-produced Eight with Justin Sullivan.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eight

   āt, n. the cardinal number one above seven: the figure (8 or viii.) denoting eight.—adj. noting the number eight.—adjs. and ns. Eight′een, eight and ten, twice nine; Eight′eenmō, same as Octodecimo (q.v.); Eight′eenth, the ordinal number corresponding to eighteen.—n. Eight′foil (her.), an eight-leaved grass.—adjs. Eight′fold, eight times any quantity; Eighth, the ordinal number corresponding to eight.—n. an eighth part.—adv. Eighth′ly, in the eighth place.—adjs. and ns. Eight′ieth, the ordinal number corresponding to eighty; Eight′y, eight times ten, fourscore.—An eight, a crew of a rowing-boat, consisting of eight oarsmen; An eight-oar, or simply Eight, the boat itself; An eight days, a week; Figure of eight, a figure shaped like an 8 made in skating; Piece of eight, a Spanish coin; The eights, annual bumping boat-races which take place in the summer term in Oxford and Cambridge between the various colleges. [A.S. eahta; Ger. acht, L. octo, Gr. oktō.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Eight' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #847

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Eight' in Written Corpus Frequency: #193

How to pronounce Eight?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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How to say Eight in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Eight in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Eight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Eight in a Sentence

1. Clifford V. Villalon:

   There are five vowels and eight consonants in the words smile, laugh and sob. Five letters for peace and eight letters for serenity.

2. Michael Smith:

   We lost eight young people that can make a difference in our world, we lost eight young people that didn't have a chance to have their own children, we lost eight young people that can't break the cycle of where they've been and change it for their children, that's a sad day.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   It really reminds me very much of what happened here eight years ago. Remember that? eight years ago, Obama was being attacked for being pie in the sky, he did not have the experience. People of Iowa saw through those attacks then and they're going to see through those attacks again.

4. Alexander Zverev:

   I'm young, so I might as well stay on court and practise a little bit, it's the best, a five-set match. It is the first time Alexander Zverev has reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam and Alexander Zverev will face Austrian seventh seed Dominic Thiem, who beat Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4. Nishikori took his only break point opportunity to claim the third set but Thiem, twice Roland Garros semi-finalist, regained control in the fourth. Former champion Novak Djokovic never looked in trouble as he booked a 12th quarter-final appearance in Paris with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco. French Open runner-up Madison Keys advanced to the last eight without dropping a set, defeating Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-1 6-4. Up next for Keys is Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, who upset 26th seed Czech Barbora Strycova 6-4 6-3. American Stephens sprinted past Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-2 6-0 to set up a potential semi-final meeting with Keys, whom Anett Kontaveit beat in last year's U.S. Open final. Highlights from day eight( all times GMT :. Play was suspended due to fading light, with Russian Daria Kasatkina leading 7-6( 5) 3-3 against second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki. Zverev's days of living dangerously go on. Roland Garros ready for' legendary' match against Zverev in Paris. Djokovic tames Verdasco to reach last eight. Italian Cecchinato upsets Goffin to reach last eight. American Stephens and Keys on collision course after overcoming French Open hump. Alexander Zverev rocks on by living on the edge. Keys enjoys Sunday stroll into French quarters. Djokovic douses Verdasco fire, unhappy with courts. Impressive Thiem downs Nishikori to set up Alexander Zverev clash. Serena and Sharapova ready to sharpen the edge. Impressive Putintseva stuns Czech Barbora Strycova 6-4 6-3 to reach Paris quarters. Italian Marco Cecchinato, who had never won a Grand Slam match before this week, beat eighth-seeded Belgian David Goffin 7-5 4-6 6-0 6-3 to reach Grand Slam first major quarter-final. At world number 72, Marco Cecchinato becomes the lowest-ranked man to reach the last eight in Paris since Latvian Ernests Gulbis( ranked 80) in 2008. He will next face 2016 champion Novak Djokovic for a place in the final four.

5. Brett Begemann:

   If I knew how the next six weeks, eight weeks played out, and we were in constructive dialogue, then you look at it very differently than if we go another six, eight weeks and we still don’t have any dialogue, we’ll continue with the conversations we’re having with their shareholders and see where that goes.

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