How to pronounce eight

Say it like this: /eɪt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/eɪt/

What does eight mean?

numA numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.

Describing a group or set with eight elements.

“He works eight hours a day.”

nounThe digit/figure 8.

Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.

A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.

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