Synonyms for eight
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : eyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : eɪt |
Définition of eight
Origin :- late 14c., eighte, earlier ehte (c.1200), from Old English eahta, æhta, from Proto-Germanic *akhto(u) (cf. Old Saxon ahto, Old Frisian ahta, Old Norse atta, Swedish åtta, Dutch acht, Old High German Ahto, German acht, Gothic ahtau), from PIE *okto(u) "eight" (cf. Sanskrit astau, Avestan ashta, Greek okto, Latin octo, Old Irish ocht-n, Breton eiz, Old Church Slavonic osmi, Lithuanian aštuoni).
- Klein calls it "an old dual form, orig. meaning 'twice four.' " For spelling, see fight (v.). Meaning "eight-man crew of a rowing boat" is from 1847. The Spanish piece of eight (1690s) was so called because it was worth eight reals (see piece (n.)). Figure (of) eight as the shape of a race course, etc., attested from c.1600. To be behind the eight ball "in trouble" (1932) is a metaphor from shooting pool.
- adj having eight of something
- noun eight of something
- After a year of that, he'll be taken into the office and his hours will be cut down to eight.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Dar was an ole sow dar, an' perhaps eight or ten little pigs.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- He also said there was a well of good water about eight miles further on.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- At eight o'clock we got under way, and followed along the river.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- It was about half-past eight, and the night had been obscure for some time.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Sir, it is not; it has existed for the last seven or eight years.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Eight years from now America will celebrate its 200th anniversary as a nation.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- November 1st, Turkey was forced by Russia to agree to an armistice of eight weeks.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- The debate began April 12th, and continued for eight nights.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- "It's five minutes to eight, girls," announced Miriam Nesbit.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
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