eighth

[US]/eɪtθ/
[UK]/etθ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. coming after the seventh, before the ninth
num. the number equivalent to 1/8

Phrases & Collocations

eighth grade

eighth note

Example Sentences

in the eighth century.

the eighth of September.

an eighth of an inch.

The eighth charka is within your realm of activity.

she finished eighth of the eleven runners.

He put in a spurt at the beginning of the eighth lap.

He assumed command of the Eighth Army.

Pavlik by eighth round TKO in another classic slugfest.

The eighth at Banff is one of the world’s great golf holes.

The palace has been described as the eighth wonder of the world.

seven men admitted conspiracy, an eighth admitted assisting an offender.

Studies were made on the vegetative propagation coefficient and cormel's biological characters using eighth-excision in different development phase of Lycoris radiate.

Real-world Examples

Another U.S. congressman has been ousted in a primary, the eighth this year.

Source: PBS English News

The company's endowment has shrunk to less than an eighth of its original size.

Source: NPR News October 2013 Collection

The other father never finished the eighth grade.

Source: Rich Dad Poor Dad

I'm the eighth planet from the sun.

Source: Children's Encyclopedia Song

Lipsman is running in Virginia's eighth district.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Worldwide, it is the eighth most common cancer.

Source: VOA Special October 2016 Collection

It's like eighth grade all over again.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

But the great organisation he started still honours him every year on his birthday, May the eighth.

Source: Global Slow English

It was the eighth time that happened this century.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2021 Collection

Either the twenty eighth or the thirtieth is fine.

Source: Workplace Spoken English

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