numerate

[US]/'njuːm(ə)rət/
[UK]/'njʊmə,ret/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. to read or write (numbers); to count or list
adj. able to read or write numbers; knowledgeable in counting
Word Forms
Third Person Singularnumerates
Present Participlenumerating
Past Tensenumerated
Past Participlenumerated

Example Sentences

Business graduates must also be numerate，because most degrees will have courses in quantitative methods and statistics.

Real-world Examples

They are numerate. They understand numbers.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2015 Compilation

But it's still the case that the UK is one of the least numerate countries in the developed world.

Source: Rishi Sunak Speech Collection

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