eleven

/i'levn/

Thân thiện

A child counts eleven colorful blocks on the floor.

Definition

1. Cardinal Number:

   • The natural number following ten and preceding twelve; represented by the numeral 11.

2. Noun:

   • A group or set of eleven persons or things.
   • Specifically, a sports team consisting of eleven players, most commonly associated with soccer (football) or cricket.

Examples of Usage

• As a Cardinal Number:
  • There are eleven players on a soccer team.
  • She will be eleven years old next week.
• As a Noun (Referring to a Team):
  • The home eleven played exceptionally well today.
  • He was selected for the school's first eleven in cricket.

Advanced Usage

• "The Eleven": In a historical or religious context, this can refer to the eleven faithful apostles of Jesus Christ after the betrayal of Judas Iscariot.
  • The Gospels describe how the Eleven continued their ministry.

Variants and Related Words

• Eleventh (adj., n.): Constituting number eleven in a sequence; the ordinal form.
  • He finished in eleventh place.
  • We are planning a party for the eleventh of November.
• Elevenfold (adj., adv.): By a factor of eleven; eleven times as much.
  • The investment saw an elevenfold return.

Synonyms

• XI: The Roman numeral for eleven.
• Team, Side: When referring to the sports team (though these are more general terms).

Related Phrases

• Eleven-plus (n., historical): In the UK, a former examination taken by children around age eleven to determine the type of secondary school they would attend.
  • His parents were nervous about his eleven-plus results.
• At the eleventh hour: At the last possible moment.
  • The agreement was reached at the eleventh hour, just before the deadline.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being one more than ten

Noun

1. a team that plays football
2. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 11
• xi
• football team
• XI