eight

[US]/eɪt/
[UK]/eɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

num. the number equivalent to the sum of four and four; the eighth in a set or series
adj. relating to or denoting a quantity consisting of eight items or units
n. a shape resembling the figure eight

Phrases & Collocations

eight years old

eight o'clock

the eight diagrams

group of eight

the eight immortals

eight ball

Example Sentences

Eight are on duty.

It is eight now.

a committee of eight members.

Eight is the double of four. 8

eight atom hockey teams.

eight of them were unemployed.

there will be enough for six to eight helpings.

the orbit of the outermost of these eight planets.

he was the seventh of eight children.

There are eight departments in the humanities.

There are eight pints in a gallon.

A guard is made of eight soldiers.

a group of eight singers or eight instrumentalists.

Eight times eight equals sixty-four.

a blind tasting of eight wines.

he works an eight-hour day.

Real-world Examples

A child of eight years ... a composer!

Source: Mozart Golden Hits Collection

Well, they are only eight you know!

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 4

Well, I have eight recommendations for you.

Source: English With Lucy

Eight figures for the eight people here.

Source: And Then There Were None

Come on, let me see an eight.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

Pretty good. Like I've spotted an eight.

Source: Collection of Interesting Stories

" It's eight o'clock." His mother exclaimed.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Professor Lupin gave this eight out of ten?

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

You have to wake up at eight AM!

Source: Creative broadcast by YouTube star Lilly.

Because with the number eight, we say eight.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's Pronunciation Class

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