What does eight mean?
Definitions for eight
eɪteight
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word eight.
Princeton's WordNet
eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary, octetnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
Ashcan School, Eightnoun
a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life
eight-spot, eightadjective
one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face
eight, 8, viiiadjective
being one more than seven
Wiktionary
eightnoun
The digit/figure 8.
eightnoun
Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
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
eightnoun
A race in which such craft participate
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 Dictionary
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Eightnoun
an island in a river; an ait
Eightadjective
seven and one; as, eight years
Eightnoun
the number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects
Eightnoun
a symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii
Etymology: [See Ait.]
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'eight' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #847
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'eight' in Written Corpus Frequency: #193
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of eight in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of eight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of eight in a Sentence
It was one of those things where I was only planning on doing eight of them during quarantine, because I have these other things that I'm going to be having to do very soon, like' Jack Ryan' and all this other stuff.
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji:
Senator, no one case can stand in for a judge's entire sentencing record, i've sentenced more than 100 people. You have eight or nine cases in that chart.
Mike Tyson said Thursday in an online press conference. Im coming to fight, and I hope hes coming to fight, and thats all you need to know. Promoters of the pay-per-view spectacle announced that Los Angeles Staples Center will be the site of the 54-year-old Tysons return to boxing on Nov. 28 for an eight-round main event against the 51-year-old Jones. Tysons last official bout was in June 2005, and the former undisputed heavyweight champion hasnt held a title since 1996. Roy Jones fought steadily through Roy Jones 40s, long after Roy Jones super middleweight and light heavyweight title reigns had ended, with his most recent bout in February 2018. Roy Jones also laughs at the idea that any time spent inside a boxing ring with Mike Tyson could ever be a mere exhibition, even though California commission officials have made it clear that Mike Tyson and Roy Jones shouldnt be attempting to seriously hurt each other during a fight with two-minute rounds. Officials say they plan to stop the bout if either fighter is cut or significantly injured. Who goes in the ring with the great, legendary Mike Tyson and thinks its an exhibition ? twelve-ounce gloves ? No headgear ? Really ? This is an exhibition ? Come on, bruh. Be real. In short, Mike Tyson and Roy Jones said everything one might expect from two cagey veterans of the fight game to promote real sporting interest in this endeavor, which came to life after the online world saw footage of Mike Tyson looking impressive while sparring earlier this year. Roy Jones eagerly accepted the opportunity for Mike Tyson highest-profile fight in a decade. Mike Tyson and Roy Jones believe theyll be able to put on a show worthy of their legends. Theyre also eager to be the latest in the growing line of athletes competing at elite levels into their 40s and beyond with improvements in sports science, nutrition and training. When I came along, at 32 years old, you were considered an old guy.
I was (governor for) eight years in Florida, a purple state -- 500,000 more Democrats that Republicans -- where I applied conservative principles and reformed some big things that seldom are reformed.
The country [Canada] is not entitled to nine [Supreme Court] judges giving their own views; the country is entitled to nine judges giving their views after listening to the views of their eight other colleagues.
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- аабаAbkhaz
- agtAfrikaans
- ፰, ስምንትAmharic
- ueito, ueitAragonese
- ٨, ثَمَانِيَةٌArabic
- আটAssamese
- kimsaqallquAymara
- səkkizAzerbaijani
- һигеҙBashkir
- васьмёра, во́сем, васьмёркаBelarusian
- осмица, о́семBulgarian
- ৮, আটBengali
- ༨, བརྒྱདTibetan Standard
- eizhBreton
- huit, vuit, huitena, vuitenaCatalan, Valencian
- бархӏChechen
- ottuCorsican
- osmCzech
- осмьOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- саккӑрChuvash
- wythWelsh
- ottetal, otter, otteDanish
- AchtGerman
- οκτώGreek
- okEsperanto
- ochoSpanish
- kaheksaEstonian
- zortziBasque
- ۸, هشتPersian
- kasi, kahdeksikko, kahdeksanFinnish
- waluFijian
- áttaFaroese
- huitFrench
- achtWestern Frisian
- ochtIrish
- ochd, ochdnarScottish Gaelic
- oitoGalician
- poapyGuaraní
- ૮, આઠGujarati
- hoghtManx
- takwasHausa
- שְׁמוֹנֶה, שְׁמוֹנָהHebrew
- ८, आठHindi
- uitHaitian Creole
- nyolcHungarian
- ութArmenian
- octoInterlingua
- delapanIndonesian
- ꉆNuosu
- okIdo
- áttaIcelandic
- ottoItalian
- שמונהHebrew
- 八, ８, 八つJapanese
- woluJavanese
- რვაGeorgian
- сегізKazakh
- arfineq pingasutKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- ប្រាំបីKhmer
- ಎಂಟು, ೮Kannada
- 여덟, 팔, 八Korean
- heştKurdish
- ethCornish
- сегизKyrgyz
- octoLatin
- AachtLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ແປດLao
- aštuonerios, aštuonetas, aštuoneri, aštuonios, aštuoniLithuanian
- astoņnieks, astotnieks, astoņas, astoņiLatvian
- valoMalagasy
- ralitōkMarshallese
- waruMāori
- осумка, осмица, о́сум, осморкаMacedonian
- എട്ട്Malayalam
- найм, ᠨᠠᠢᠮᠠᠨMongolian
- lapan, لاڤن, asta, دلاڤن, استا, selapan, سلاڤن, delapanMalay
- tmienjaMaltese
- ၈, ရှစ်Burmese
- aojuNauru
- आठNepali
- achtDutch
- åtteNorwegian
- tseebííNavajo, Navaho
- sanu n'zitatuChichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- uòch, uèch, uèitOccitan
- nishwaaswiOjibwe, Ojibwa
- ଆଠ, ୮Oriya
- астOssetian, Ossetic
- ੮, ਅੱਠPanjabi, Punjabi
- ósemka, ośmioro, osiemPolish
- اتهPashto, Pushto
- oitoPortuguese
- pusaqQuechua
- ot, och, otgRomansh
- optRomanian
- во́семь, восьмёрка, во́сьмероRussian
- अष्ट, अष्टन्Sanskrit
- òto, òtuSardinian
- اٺSindhi
- gávcciNorthern Sami
- ȍsam, о̏самSerbo-Croatian
- අටSinhala, Sinhalese
- osemSlovak
- ósemSlovene
- valuSamoan
- siddeedSomali
- tetëAlbanian
- dalapanSundanese
- åttaSwedish
- naneSwahili
- எட்டு, ௮Tamil
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- sakkizUzbek
- támVietnamese
- ûtWalloon
- אַכטYiddish
- 八Chinese
- shiyagalombiliZulu
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