n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: num · bered ; num · ber · ing \ -b( ə -)ri ŋ \
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : COUNT , ENUMERATE
2 : to claim as part of a total : INCLUDE
3 : to restrict to a definite number <your days are number ed >
4 : to assign a number to < number the pages>
5 : to amount to in number : TOTAL <the crew number s 100>
intransitive verb
1 : to reach a total number
2 : to call off numbers in sequence
– num · ber · able \ -b( ə -)r ə -b ə l \ adjective
– num · ber · er \ -b ə r- ə r \ noun