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eleven

noun
elev·​en | \ i-ˈle-vən How to pronounce eleven (audio) \

Definition of eleven

1 : a number that is one more than 10 — see Table of Numbers
2 : the 11th in a set or series
3 : something having 11 units or members especially : a football team
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Other Words from eleven

eleven adjective
eleven pronoun, plural in construction
eleventh \ i-​ˈle-​vən(t)th How to pronounce eleventh (audio) \ adjective or noun

Examples of eleven in a Sentence

I got home last night at eleven.

Recent Examples on the Web

 Poland entered the game as favourites due to their eighth-place position in the current FIFA rankings but there was little to choose between the two starting elevens. — SI.com, "Poland 1-2 Senegal: Error-Ridden Poland Gift Senegal Opening Vi to Leave Group H Wide Open," 19 June 2018 His early struggles at Anfield and his time out of the starting eleven appears to have benefited the English midfielder. — SI.com, "Has Liverpool's Summer Signing ​Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Finally Found a Home?," 9 Jan. 2018

First Known Use of eleven

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for eleven

Middle English enleven, from enleven, adjective, from Old English endleofan, from end- (alteration of ān one) + -leofan; akin to Old English lēon to lend — more at one, loan

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More Definitions for eleven

eleven

noun
How to pronounce eleven (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of eleven

: the number 11
: the eleventh in a set or series
: eleven o'clock

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eleven

noun
elev·​en | \ i-ˈle-vən How to pronounce eleven (audio) \

Kids Definition of eleven

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 : one more than ten : 11
2 : the eleventh in a set or series

eleven

adjective

Kids Definition of eleven (Entry 2 of 2)

: being one more than ten

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