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AYT/eɪt/

The number 8 is eight. Eight o'clock / eight years old / eight students. Ate is the past of eat and sounds the same — spelling shows the meaning. After seven; before nine. Eight and night rhyme.

Meaning

The number 8.

Examples

• “There are eight students in the group.”
• “Breakfast is at eight o'clock.”
• “She has eight cousins.”

Good to know

eight o'clock / eight years old. Homophone: ate (eat).

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