how to pronounce numbers

/ˈnʌmbɚz/

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numbers is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of numbers in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… I already know the numbers I said I saw …”

meanings of numbers

noun:

Many individuals as a group.
Plural of number.

name:

The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of number.

numbers frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word numbers occurs in english on average 72.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.