[ˈnʌmbə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations
(e.g: think of a number from one to ten and multiply it by three)

- a quantity or amount
(e.g: the company is seeking to increase the number of women on its staff)

- a single issue of a magazine
(e.g: the October number of ‘Travel’)

- a grammatical classification of words that consists typically of singular and plural, and, in Greek and certain other languages, dual
(e.g: the form of English pronouns reflects their number and gender)


Phrases:
- any number of
- by numbers
- by the numbers
- do a number on
- have someone's number
- have someone's number on it
- someone's number is up
- someone's or something's days are numbered
- without number

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French nombre (noun), nombrer (verb), from Latin numerus

[ˈnʌmbə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- amount to (a specified figure or quantity); comprise
(e.g: the demonstrators numbered more than 5,000)

- mark with a number or assign a number to, typically to indicate position in a series
(e.g: each document was numbered consecutively)

- include or classify as a member of a group
(e.g: the orchestra numbers Brahms among its past conductors)


Phrases:
- any number of
- by numbers
- by the numbers
- do a number on
- have someone's number
- have someone's number on it
- someone's number is up
- someone's or something's days are numbered
- without number

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French nombre (noun), nombrer (verb), from Latin numerus