How do you use the word "eight" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "eight": Our school begins at eight in the morning. Our school begins at eight.

Eight Meaning

/eɪt/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

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

numDescribing a group or set with eight elements.

Sentence Examples

Our school begins at eight in the morning.

Our school begins at eight.

The race ended with eight laps of a city centre circuit.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

cardinal

Antonyms:

ordinal

CEFR Practice Quiz

She set the table with ____ plates for the dinner guests.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Our school begins at ____ in the morning.

Word Origin & History

PIE word *oḱtṓw Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-West Germanic *ahtō Old English eahta Middle English eighte English eight From Middle English eighte, aught, eahte, ahte, from Old English eahta, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtō, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Cognate with Scots aucht (“eight”), West Frisian acht (“eight”), Dutch acht (“eight”), Low German acht (“eight”), German acht (“eight”), Norwegian åtte (“eight”), Swedish åtta (“eight”), Icelandic átta (“eight”), Latin octo (“eight”), Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ), Irish ocht (“eight”), among others. False cognate of Tamil எட்டு (eṭṭu), Malayalam എട്ട് (eṭṭŭ).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Jon & Kate Plus 8 is a show based on two facts: 1) Jon and Kate Gosselin have eight children, and 2) the word ‘Kate’ rhymes with the word ‘eight’. One suspects that if Kate were ever to have another child, a shady network executive would urge her to put it in a binbag with a brick and drop it down a well. But this is just a horrifying tangent." — 2009 May 22, Stuart Heritage, “Jon & Kate Latest: People You Don’t Know Do Crap You Don’t Care About”, in Hecklerspray, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2024:

"The statement did not specify the location of that trip, but provided further details of her romantic life, stating that Saroukos and her husband spent eight days together before she returned to Australia on Dec. 21." — 2025 May 30, Riley Cedar, “Soldier’s wife deported to Australia after detainment in Hawaii”, in Military Times, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2025:

"About eight on the Saturday morning, she purchases a large sheath-knife in the Palais Royal [...]" — 1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter I, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume III (The Guillotine), London: James Fraser, […], →OCLC, book IV (Terror):

"Sharp at eight we were waiting on the wharf where the Messagerie boats lie, and wondering what the deuce was going to happen." — 1905, Guy Newell Boothby, “The Treasure of Sacramento Nick”, in A Crime of the Under-Seas, London: Ward Lock & Co Limited, →OCLC, →OL:

"Miranda showed him in at a quarter to eight, accompanied by a pretty young woman she introduced as Erin d'Angelo." — 1997 February 1 [1981 April 12], John Dunning, Deadline, New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc., →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 263:

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