eleven

The number 11; not an adjective.

• 🇪🇸Número 11; no es un adjetivo en inglés, sino un numeral cardinal.

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.

   🇪🇸once (número)

• 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.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa el número cardinal equivalente a diez más uno, o un equipo de once jugadores, especialmente en deportes como el fútbol.

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.

   🇪🇸Número cardinal once

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.

   🇪🇸equipo de once jugadores

   Sinónimos: 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).

• 🇪🇸Numeral cardinal que designa la cantidad de once objetos, personas o unidades de cuenta; primer número primo de dos cifras; también se usa como sustantivo, determinante o pronombre.

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.

   🇪🇸Once (número cardinal)

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.

   🇪🇸once

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.

   🇪🇸once

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.

   🇪🇸once (personas o cosas)

• eleventh ordinal