Meanings
numbers1
noun
- pluralplural of number
nounnumbers pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyMany individuals as a group.
Numbers of people have visited the fair.
2 more examples
Unlike fairies who could produce only a single child every twenty years, Mud People bred like rodents. Numbers would subdue even magic.
2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, page 50Wrex: We didn't have the numbers to go to war. Even if we did, the genophage made sure we couldn't replenish our numbers fast enough.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: SSV Normandy - abbreviationellipsispluralplural onlywith definite articleEllipsis of numbers game.
Her aunt played the numbers every day for years.
verb
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of number
Numbers2
proper noun
- The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.
For in the book of Numbers is it writ, When the man dies, let the inheritance Descend unto the daughter.
1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.
Similar
Num.Bamidbar
More synonyms by meaning
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans Numeri
- Numerifourth book of the Bible
Ancient Greek Ἀρῐθμοί
- Ἀρῐθμοί (Arĭthmoí)fourth book of the Bible
Arabic سِفْر العَدَد
- سِفْر العَدَد (sifr al-ʕadad)fourth book of the Bible
Basque Zenbakiak
- Zenbakiakfourth book of the Bible
Bengali গণনাপুস্তক
- গণনাপুস্তক (Gaṇanāpustaka)fourth book of the Bible
Bulgarian Чи́сла
- Чи́сла (Čísla)fourth book of the Bible
Catalan els Nombres
- els Nombresfourth book of the Bible
Chinese Cantonese 民數記 /民数记, 戶籍紀 /户籍纪
- 民數記 /民数记fourth book of the Bible
- 戶籍紀 /户籍纪 (wu⁶ zik⁶ gei²)fourth book of the Bible
Chinese Mandarin 民數記 /民数记, 戶籍紀 /户籍纪
- 民數記 /民数记 (Mínshùjì)fourth book of the Bible
- 戶籍紀 /户籍纪 (Hùjíjì)fourth book of the Bible
Czech Numeri
- Numerifourth book of the Bible
Danish Fjerde Mosebog
- Fjerde Mosebogfourth book of the Bible
Dutch Numeri
- Numerifourth book of the Bible
Esperanto Nombroj
- Nombrojfourth book of the Bible
Estonian 4. Moosese raamat
- 4. Moosese raamatfourth book of the Bible
Finnish 4. Mooseksen kirja
- 4. Mooseksen kirjafourth book of the Bible
French Nombres
- Nombresfourth book of the Bible
German Numeri
- Numerifourth book of the Bible
Greek Αριθμοί
- Αριθμοί (Arithmoí)fourth book of the Bible
Hawaiian Nā Helu
- Nā Helufourth book of the Bible
Hebrew בַּמִּדְבָּר
- בַּמִּדְבָּר (BaMidbár)fourth book of the Bible
Hindi गिनती
- गिनती (gintī)fourth book of the Bible
Hungarian Mózes negyedik könyve
- Mózes negyedik könyvefourth book of the Bible
Icelandic Fjórði Mósebók
- Fjórði Mósebókfourth book of the Bible
Indonesian Kitab Bilangan, Bilangan
- Kitab Bilanganfourth book of the Bible
- Bilanganfourth book of the Bible
Irish Leabhar na nUimhreacha, Uimhreacha
- Leabhar na nUimhreachafourth book of the Bible
- Uimhreachafourth book of the Bible
Italian Numeri
- Numerifourth book of the Bible
Japanese 民数記
- 民数記 (Minsū ki)fourth book of the Bible
Korean 민수기
- 민수기 (minsugi)fourth book of the Bible
Latin Numerī
- Numerīfourth book of the Bible
Latvian Ceturtā Mozus grāmata, Skaitļu grāmata
- Ceturtā Mozus grāmatafourth book of the Bible
- Skaitļu grāmatafourth book of the Bible
Lithuanian Skaičių knyga
- Skaičių knygafourth book of the Bible
Malay Bilangan
- Bilanganfourth book of the Bible
Māori Tauanga
- Tauangafourth book of the Bible
Norwegian Fjerde Mosebok
- Fjerde Mosebokfourth book of the Bible
Persian اعداد
- اعدادfourth book of the Bible
Polish Księga Liczb
- Księga Liczbfourth book of the Bible
Portuguese Números
- Númerosfourth book of the Bible
Punjabi گِنْتی
- گِنْتی (gintī)fourth book of the Bible
Romanian Numeri
- Numerifourth book of the Bible
Russian Кни́га Чи́сел, Чи́сла
- Кни́га Чи́сел (Kníga Čísel)fourth book of the Bible
- Чи́сла (Čísla)fourth book of the Bible
Scottish Gaelic Àireamh
- Àireamhfourth book of the Bible
Slovak Numeri
- Numerifourth book of the Bible
Spanish Los Números
- Los Númerosfourth book of the Bible
Swahili Hesabu
- Hesabufourth book of the Bible
Swedish Fjärde Moseboken
- Fjärde Mosebokenfourth book of the Bible
Tagalog Mga Bilang
- Mga Bilangfourth book of the Bible
Tamil எண்ணிக்கை
- எண்ணிக்கை (eṇṇikkai)fourth book of the Bible
Thai กันดารวิถี
- กันดารวิถี (gan-daa-rá-wí-tǐi)fourth book of the Bible
Turkish Çölde Sayim
- Çölde Sayimfourth book of the Bible
Urdu گنتی, کِتابِ گِنْتی
- گنتی (gintī)fourth book of the Bible
- کِتابِ گِنْتی (kitāb-e gintī)fourth book of the Bible
Vietnamese Dân Số, Dân số kí
- Dân Sốfourth book of the Bible
- Dân số kífourth book of the Bible
Welsh Numeri
- Numerifourth book of the Bible
Cite this entry
APA
numbers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numbers
MLA
“numbers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numbers. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “numbers,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numbers.
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