nine

[nahyn]

noun

1. a cardinal number, eight plus one.

2. a symbol for this number, as 9 or IX.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

4. a baseball team.

5. a playing card with nine pips.

6. the Nine, the Muses.

adjective

1. amounting to nine in number.

nine

/ naɪn /

noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and eight See also number

2. a numeral, 9, IX, etc, representing this number

3. something representing, represented by, or consisting of nine units, such as a playing card with nine symbols on it

4. Also: nine o'clock. nine hours after noon or midnight

   the play starts at nine

5. informal,  elaborately dressed

6. (in Britain) the telephone number of the emergency services

7. normal office hours

   he works nine to five

   a nine-to-five job

determiner

1. 1. amounting to nine

      nine days

   2. ( as pronoun )

      nine of the ten are ready

Word History and Origins

Origin of nine¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English nigan, nigon, cognate with Dutch negen, akin to German neun, Old Norse nīu, Gothic niun, Latin novem, Greek ennéa, Sanskrit náva

Word History and Origins

Origin of nine¹

Old English nigon; related to Gothic niun, Latin novem

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. dressed to the nines, looking one's best; dressed smartly, splendidly, etc..

   All the girls were dressed to the nines for the party.

see dressed to kill (to the nines); on cloud nine; possession is nine points of the law; whole nine yards.

Example Sentences

We have taken a look at nine of them to see how they have fared - and want you to have your say.

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Ahead of this week’s NLCS, here are nine things to know about the Brewers:

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His final stat line from the series: One for 18, nine strikeouts and a whole lot of questions about what went wrong.

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After nine days traversing 2,500 nautical miles, pitching on swells from Hurricane Erin, the Canadian-flagged Nunalik had reached its destination—30 minutes late.

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Martin left with the club 11 points behind leaders Hearts and nine behind Celtic, having earned just five victories in all competitions.

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