ELEVEN


Meaning of ELEVEN in English

n. & adj.

--n.

1. one more than ten; the sum of six units and five units.

2 a symbol for this (11, xi, XI).

3 a size etc. denoted by eleven.

4 a set or team of eleven individuals.

5 the time of eleven o'clock (is it eleven yet?).

--adj. that amount to eleven.

Phrases and idioms:

eleven-plus esp. hist. (in the UK) an examination taken at the age of 11-12 to determine the type of secondary school a child should enter.

Etymology: OE endleofon f. Gmc

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.