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# eight

«eight» in Mova's school dictionary: **the number 8, one more than seven** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

number (eight, 8)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Eight is the number 8, one more than seven. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#m1)

2) Eight is the count of legs on a spider and of arms on an octopus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

maths: a number of things counted; multiples of eight (8, 16, 24, 32), eight times table, an octagon has 8 sides; everyday life: eight o'clock, eight years old; science: a spider has 8 legs, an octopus 8 arms; phrases: «a figure of eight»

### examples

- She has eight pencils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#x1)
- Eight children came to the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#x2)
- A spider has eight legs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#x3)
- Eight times three is twenty-four. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#x4)
- School starts at eight o'clock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#x5)
- An octagon has eight sides. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#x6)
- My brother is eight years old. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#x7)
- Half of eight is four. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#x8)

### note

A number written as a word; use it like 8. Trap: «eight» in «eighteen» or «eighty» is a different number. Homophone: «ate» (past of eat). Spelling: e-i-g-h-t.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «eight» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.