eight

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eight is also the obsolete spelling of eighth.

eight is also the alternative spelling of ait.

eight meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Examples of eight in a sentence

• Jon & Kate Plus 8 is a show based on two facts: 1) Jon and Kate Gosselin have eight children, and 2) the word ‘Kate’ rhymes with the word ‘eight’.2009 May 22, Stuart Heritage, “Jon & Kate Latest: People You Don’t Know Do Crap You Don’t Care About”, in Hecklerspray, archived from the...
• Miranda showed him in at a quarter to eight, accompanied by a pretty young woman she introduced as Erin d'Angelo.1997 February 1 [1981 April 12], John Dunning, Deadline, New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc., →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 263:

All 40 example sentences with eight

Forms of eight

Plural of eight: eights

Origin of eight

PIE word *oḱtṓw Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-West Germanic *ahtō Old English eahta Middle English eighte English eight From Middle English eighte, aught, eahte, ahte, from Old English eahta, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtō, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Cognate with Scots aucht (“eight”), West Frisian acht (“eight”), Dutch acht (“eight”), Low German acht (“eight”), German acht (“eight”), Norwegian åtte (“eight”), Swedish åtta (“eight”), Icelandic átta (“eight”), Latin octo (“eight”), Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ), Irish ocht (“eight”), among others. False cognate of Tamil எட்டு (eṭṭu), Malayalam എട്ട് (eṭṭŭ).

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Words formed from eight

• aces and eights
• big eight
• crazy eight
• crazy eights
• Cuban eight
• Eight Ash Green
• eight-ball
• eight ball
• eight-bar blues
• eight-day clock
• eighteen
• eight figures
• eight-hooter
• eightish
• eight-jewel
• eight-legged essay
• eightlike
• eight-lined keelback
• eightling
• eight-masted
• eightness
• eight-oar
• eight o'clock
• eight-pack
• eight pack
• eight-pager
• eightpence
• eightpenny
• eight-penny nail
• eight penny nail
• eightplex
• eight-precious
• eights and aces
• eightscore
• eightsies
• eightsman
• eight-spotted flea beetle
• eight-thousander
• eight-top
• eight-treasure
• eighty
• eighty-eight
• feel eight feet tall
• figure-eight
• figure eight
• figure-eight hitch
• figure of eight
• figure-of-eight
• grade eight
• last eight
• lazy eight
• middle eight
• number eight
• one over the eight
• piece of eight
• standing eight
• straight-eight
• straight eight
• twenty-five-eight
• two and eight

Related words

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• Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages
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Phrases with eight

• Eight Off
• eight balls
• eight packs
• Elite Eight
• fifty eight
• forty eight
• sixty eight
• eighty eight
• ninety eight
• thirty eight
• twenty eight
• eight hundred

Words that rhyme with eight

• plate
• straight
• weight
• abate
• state
• gate
• translate
• estate
• great
• rate
• slate
• bait

Questions about eight

What does eight mean?

Eight means a numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.

What is eight in Hindi?

Eight in Hindi is आठ (āṭh), अष्ट (aṣṭ), अठ (aṭh). See Eight meaning in Hindi.

How do you use eight in a sentence?

Jon & Kate Plus 8 is a show based on two facts: 1) Jon and Kate Gosselin have eight children, and 2) the word ‘Kate’ rhymes with the word ‘eight’.

What part of speech is eight?

Eight can be a numeral or a noun.

How do you pronounce eight?

Eight is pronounced /eɪt/ (UK).