Number
Number verb - To find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added.
See
See verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.
How words are described
| good | good number | good see |
| similar | similar number | similar see |
| right | right number | right see |
| fixed | fixed number | fixed see |
| Other adjectives: many, actual, real, great, huge, little, unusual, odd, last, different. | ||
Common collocations
| episode | number episode | see episode |
| face | number face | see face |
| characters | number characters | see characters |
| nothing | number nothing | see nothing |
| Other words: times. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- For one who is given a number instead of a name, see You Are Number 6.
Source: Numerical Theme Naming -
Colin is far more promiscuous than she is, though, given the number of one night stands we see him have over the course of the movie.
Source: Film / What's Your Number? -
Robo from Chrono Trigger used to have a mere serial number for a name (R-66-Y), but Marle thought that made him see more like a thing than a person and renamed him.
Source: You Are Number 6
Cite this Source
See and Number. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/number/see
Number & See. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/number/see>.
See or Number. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/number/see.
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