eight
part of speech
number (eight, 8)
meaning for a pupil
1) Eight is the number 8, one more than seven. tree →
2) Eight is the count of legs on a spider and of arms on an octopus. tree →
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 →
- Eight children came to the party. tree →
- A spider has eight legs. tree →
- Eight times three is twenty-four. tree →
- School starts at eight o'clock. tree →
- An octagon has eight sides. tree →
- My brother is eight years old. tree →
- Half of eight is four. tree →
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, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.