nine
nyn
Nine (num) means the number 9, one more than eight and one less than ten. Example: “The bus leaves at nine, so please be ready on time.”
num
1
The number 9, one more than eight and one less than ten.
"The bus leaves at nine, so please be ready on time."
"He bought nine eggs and a loaf of bread."
"She counted nine chairs around the table."
noun
1
A baseball team, made up of nine players.
"The local nine won the championship game in the final inning."
"Our school's nine practises every afternoon after lessons end."
"The home nine took the field to loud applause."
2
(informal) A nine-millimeter pistol.
"He kept a nine locked in the glovebox."
"In the old crime novel, the detective found a nine hidden under the floorboards."
"The museum display included a rusty nine that police had once recovered."
How to use nine
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe number 9, and informally, a baseball team or a 9mm handgun.
Common pairings
dressed to the nines
cloud nine
the whole nine yards
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Etymology
From Old English nigon, part of a family of "nine" words shared across the Germanic and wider Indo-European languages.
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What does “nine” mean?
The word “nine” means the number 9, one more than eight and one less than ten. In plain terms, the number 9, and informally, a baseball team or a 9mm handgun.
How do you pronounce “nine”?
“Nine” is pronounced nyn (/naɪn/ in IPA).
How do you use “nine” in a sentence?
Here is “nine” used in a sentence: “She counted nine chairs around the table.”
What is another word for “nine”?
Words with a similar meaning to “nine” include IX.
What part of speech is “nine”?
Depending on how it is used, “nine” can be a num and a noun.
Where does the word “nine” come from?
The word “nine” comes from Old English. From Old English nigon, part of a family of "nine" words shared across the Germanic and wider Indo-European languages.
Is “nine” a common word?
“Nine” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.
How many meanings does “nine” have?
“Nine” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the number 9, one more than eight and one less than ten.
Is nine a prime number?
No. Nine is a composite number because it divides evenly by 3, as well as by 1 and 9. It equals 3 × 3, which also makes it a perfect square — the square of three. A prime number would have only two factors, itself and one.
Is nine an odd or even number?
Nine is an odd number, because it cannot be split into two equal whole-number halves. It sits between the even numbers eight and ten, following the regular pattern in which odd and even numbers alternate as you count along the number line.
What is nine in Roman numerals?
Nine is written as IX in Roman numerals. The smaller I placed before the X means "one less than ten," a subtractive form. This standard spelling replaced the older VIIII that some early inscriptions used, giving the shorter, more familiar version we use today.
What number comes after nine?
Ten comes immediately after nine, and eight comes just before it. Nine is the last single-digit number, so counting one step further crosses into double digits, beginning with ten. This makes nine the largest of the digits from zero to nine.
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