EIGHT - Meaning and Pronunciation

How to pronounce eight?

This video provides examples of American English pronunciations of eight by male and female speakers.
In addition, it explains the meaning of eight through a dictionary definition and several visual examples.

IPA Transcription of eight is /ˈeɪt/.

Definition of eight according to Wiktionary:
eight can be a numeral or a noun

As a numeral eight can mean:
1. A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
2. Describing a group or set with eight elements.

As a noun eight can mean:
1. The digit/figure 8.
2. Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
3. A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.
4. A race in which such craft participate.
5. The eight people who crew a rowing-boat.



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