eight

The number 8.

• 🇩🇪Die Zahl 8; die Kardinalzahl zwischen sieben und neun. Auch die Ziffer 8 sowie eine Gruppe oder Menge von acht Personen oder Dingen.

1. Number eight A1 formal

   Being one more than seven; the cardinal number 8.

   • She has eight apples in her basket.
   • The meeting is scheduled for eight o'clock.
   • He bought eight tickets for the concert.

   🇩🇪Acht

• more eight comparative form
• most eight superlative form

A noun referring to the number or numeral 8, representing a quantity or value between seven and nine.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die Zahl oder Ziffer 8 bezeichnet, also die Anzahl oder den Wert zwischen sieben und neun.

1. Number eight A1 formal

   The cardinal number equal to 7 + 1; the number eight.

   • She has eight apples in her basket.
   • The number eight is considered lucky in some cultures.
   • He counted to eight before starting the race.

   🇩🇪Acht

   Synonyme: eighteroctadoctetoctonaryogdoadviii

2. Group of eight A2 formal

   A set or group of eight people or things.

   • The rowing team consists of an eight.
   • They formed an eight for the choir performance.
   • The eight of them went to the cinema together.

   🇩🇪Achtergruppe

   Synonyme: octadoctetogdoad

• eights plural form
• eights' possessive plural form
• eight's possessive singular form