eleven

The number 11; not an adjective.

• 🌐العدد 11؛ وهو عدد وليس صفة في اللغة الإنجليزية.

1. Number eleven A1 formal

   Being one more than ten; the number 11.

   • There are eleven players on a soccer team.
   • She turned eleven years old last week.
   • The clock struck eleven at night.

   🌐العدد أحد عشر

• more eleven comparative form
• most eleven superlative form

A noun referring to the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one, or a team of eleven players, especially in sports like football.

• 🌐اسم يدل على العدد الأصلي الذي يساوي مجموع عشرة وواحد، أو على فريق مكوَّن من أحد عشر لاعبًا، خاصة في رياضات مثل كرة القدم.

1. Cardinal number A1 formal

   The number equal to ten plus one; 11.

   • There are eleven players on a soccer team.
   • She turned eleven years old last week.
   • The clock struck eleven at night.

   🌐أحد عشر

2. Sports team B1 informal british

   A group of eleven players, especially in football (soccer) or cricket.

   • The school's first eleven won the championship.
   • He was selected for the national eleven.
   • The opposing eleven played a strong defensive game.

   🌐فريق من أحد عشر لاعبًا

   المرادفات: sideteam

• elevens plural form
• elevens' possessive plural form
• eleven's possessive singular form

The cardinal numeral representing the quantity of eleven units; the eleventh positive integer following ten; the first two-digit prime number; the first repunit prime in base-10 (11). Also functions as a noun (denoting the symbol, quantity, or group of eleven), adjective/determiner (modifying nouns to indicate quantity), and pronoun (standing in for a plural noun phrase).

• 🌐العدد الكاردينالي الدال على أحد عشر شيئًا أو شخصًا أو وحدة؛ وهو أول عدد أولي مكوّن من رقمين؛ ويُستعمل أيضًا كاسم أو صفة أو ضمير.

1. Cardinal numeral: the number 11 A1 formal

   Used to denote a quantity of eleven persons or things; the eleventh positive integer in the sequence of natural numbers; the first two-digit prime number; represents an undecuplet or elevenfold quantity in counting, mathematics, and everyday usage.

   • There are eleven players on a soccer team.
   • She ordered eleven cupcakes for the party.
   • Eleven plus eleven equals twenty-two.
   • They arrived at eleven o'clock in the morning.
   • He scored eleven points in the basketball game.

   🌐العدد الأصلي: أحد عشر

2. Noun: the number, symbol, or group of eleven A2 formal

   A noun referring to the cardinal number eleven; the numeral symbol 11 or XI; a set, collection, or group consisting of eleven items; a team or ensemble of eleven members, especially in sports such as soccer or cricket where a starting lineup comprises eleven players.

   • The number eleven is a prime number with interesting mathematical properties.
   • Write the answer as eleven, not twelve.
   • The cricket eleven took the field at noon.
   • She drew the eleven of spades from the deck (in games using extended decks).
   • In soccer, the starting eleven are the players who begin the match.

   🌐العدد أحد عشر أو مجموعة من أحد عشر

3. Adjective/Determiner: amounting to eleven A1 formal

   Used attributively before a noun to indicate that the quantity or number of the noun is eleven; modifies plural countable nouns to specify exact quantity.

   • They booked an eleven-night cruise.
   • We need eleven volunteers for the charity event.
   • The recipe requires eleven ounces of flour.
   • She completed eleven marathons in her career.
   • Eleven universities collaborated on the research project.

   🌐عدد: أحد عشر

4. Pronoun: eleven people or things (plural) B1 formal

   Used as a pronoun to refer to eleven previously mentioned or understood persons or things; takes plural verb agreement.

   • Thirty applied, but only eleven were selected for the scholarship.
   • I invited twenty guests; eleven confirmed their attendance.
   • How many participants do you need? — Eleven will be ideal.
   • Several teams entered the tournament, but eleven advanced to the knockout stage.
   • Of the applications reviewed, eleven were approved for funding.

   🌐ضمير: أحد عشر شخصًا أو شيئًا

• eleventh ordinal