Translation of number – English–Hindi dictionary

number

noun

/ˈnʌm.bər/ us

/ˈnʌm.bɚ/

number noun (SYMBOL)

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A1 [ C ]

(a sign or symbol representing) a unit that forms part of the system of counting and calculating

संख्या, एक चिह्न या प्रतीक जो गिनती और गणना की प्रणाली के हिस्से की एक इकाई का प्रतिनिधित्व करता है

25, 300, and a billion are all numbers.

She's very good with numbers (= good at adding, subtracting, etc.). वह संख्याओं के योग, घटाने, आदि में बहुत अच्छी है।

A1 [ C ]

(written abbreviation no.)

a number that is used to mark a particular example of something

संख्या, किसी विशेष चीज़ के उदहारण को चिह्नित करने हेतु प्रयुक्त

They live at number 34 Orchard Street.

Please write your credit card number on this form. कृपया अपनी क्रेडिट कार्ड संख्या इस फॉर्म पर लिखें।

What's our flight number? हमारी उड़ान संख्या क्या है?

A1 [ C ]

(written abbreviation no.)

a phone number

एक फोन नंबर

I gave him my number. मैंने उसे अपना फोन नंबर दे दिया।

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It's been number one in the charts for six weeks.
Is he contactable at his home number?
Think of a number and divide it by two.
What is the number on the jar?
The document number is in the top left-hand corner.

number noun (AMOUNT)

B1 [ S, + sing/pl verb ]

an amount or total

(संख्या) कुल

The number of people killed in traffic accidents fell last month. पिछले महीने/माह सड़क हादसों में मरने वालों की संख्या में कमी आई है।

There has been an increasing number of cases of the disease.

A small number of children are educated at home. कम संख्या में बच्चे घर पर ही शिक्षित होते हैं।

A large number of invitations has been sent. एक बड़ी संख्या में निमंत्रण भेजे गए हैं।

Letters of complaint were surprisingly few in number (= there were not many of them).

a number of things

several of a particular type of thing

(एक विशेष प्रकार की चीज़ के) अनेक, कई

I decided not to go, for a number of reasons. मैंने अनेक/कई कारणों से नहीं जाने का फैसला किया।

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The last ten years have seen a dramatic fall in the number of adoptions.
The number of people claiming unemployment benefit has risen sharply this month.
It was an unpopular policy and caused a number of conflicts within the party.
The number of business failures rose steeply last year.
The mud flats attract large numbers of birds.

Grammar

Number

When we use the word number, we refer to specific numbers: …

Numbers: first, second, third

Numbers such as first, second, third are ordinal numbers. We use them to put things in an order. We most commonly use ordinal numbers as determiners. When we use ordinal numbers as determiners (before nouns), we commonly use other determiners such as articles (a/an, the) and possessives (my, your) in front of them: …

Numbers: one, two, three

Numbers such as one, five, eleven, two hundred are cardinal numbers. We most commonly use cardinal numbers as determiners (before nouns). When we use them in this way, we can use other determiners such as articles (a/an, the) and possessives (my, your) in front of them. We can use cardinal numbers + of before determiners (one of my friends): …

Amount of, number of or quantity of?

We use amount of with uncountable nouns. Number of is used with countable nouns: …

Amount of or number of?

We use amount of with uncountable nouns. Number of is used with countable nouns: …

A quantity of or quantities of?

Quantity is more formal than amount or number. A quantity of or quantities of can be followed by a countable noun or an uncountable noun. They are most commonly used with an adjective such as huge, big, large, small: …

number

verb

/ˈnʌm.bər/ us

/ˈnʌm.bɚ/

number verb (WRITE SYMBOL)

C1 [ T ]

to give something a number in a series and usually to write this number on it

किसी चीज़ को एक व्यवस्थित ढंग से सूची में दर्ज करना, क्रमांकित करना

All the folders have been carefully numbered and filed away. सभी फोल्डरों को सावधानीपूर्वक क्रमांकित किया गया है और उन्हें फाइल कर दिया गया है।

Number the pages from one to ten. पन्नों को एक से दस तक क्रमांकित करें।

number verb (AMOUNT)

C2 [ L only + noun ]

If people or things number a particular amount, there are this many of them.

चीज़ों या व्यक्तियों का एक खास संख्या में होना

After the hurricane the homeless numbered over 200,000. तूफान के बाद बेघरों की संख्या 2 लाख से अधिक हो गई।

(Translation of number from the Cambridge English–Hindi Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

A1,A1,A1,B1,B2,C1,C2

Translations of number

in Chinese (Traditional)

符號, 數字, 號碼…

Translation of number – English–Hindi dictionary

number noun (SYMBOL)

number noun (AMOUNT)

Grammar

number verb (WRITE SYMBOL)

number verb (AMOUNT)

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