Meaning & use
eight
The number equal to one more than seven; the cardinal number 8.
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She arranged eight chairs around the table for the dinner guests.
The team scored eight points in the final quarter to win the game.
A note on using this word
Eight is used both as a counting number and, informally, to mean great difficulty, as in the phrase behind the eight ball.
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