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NUMBER [THE, A]
Существительное number имеет различные оттенки значения в зависимости от того, употребляется ли оно с определенным или с неопределенным артиклем: the number of people означает 'число, количество людей'; a number of people имеет значение 'значительное количество людей'. В зависимости от значения существительное number может согласоваться с глаголом в единственном или множественном числе. Number в значении 'число, количество' требует глагола в единственном числе: the number of pages in the book is two hundred. Number 'значительное количество' согласуется с глаголом во множественном числе: a number of pages are illustrated.

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  • Number — Num ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Numbered} (n[u^]m b[ e]rd); p. pr & vb. n. {Numbering}.] [OE. nombren, noumbren, F. nombrer, fr. L. numerare, numeratum. See {Number}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To count; to reckon; to ascertain the units of; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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