eleven

e‧lev‧en /ɪˈlevən/ BrE AmE number, noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: endleofan]
1. the number 11:
She was sent to jail for eleven months.
I never go to bed before eleven (=11 o'clock).
James had worked every summer since he was eleven (=11 years old).
2. [countable] a team of 11 players in football or ↑cricket:
He plays regularly in the first eleven (=the best team of 11 players).

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eleven

eleven [eleven elevens] [ɪˈlevn] ; [ɪˈlevn]

1. number 11

2. noun a team of eleven players for football ( soccer ), cricket or hockey
• She was chosen for the first eleven.
Idiom: at the eleventh hour

Derived Word: eleventh

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

eleven / ɪˈlev. ə n / number

A1 the number 11:

There are eleven girls in my class and ten boys.

My younger brother is eleven.

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

eleven

[ɪle̱v(ə)n]
♦
elevens
NUM
Eleven is the number 11.
...the Princess and her eleven friends.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eleven

elev·en /ɪˈlɛvən/ noun, pl -ens
1 [count] : the number 11
2 [count] : the eleventh in a set or series
• page eleven
• item/question number eleven
3 [noncount] : eleven o'clock
• I got home last night at eleven.
- eleven adj
• eleven turtles
- eleven pronoun
• Eleven (of them) were absent from the ceremony.
- elev·enth /ɪˈlɛvənɵ/ noun, pl -enths [count]
• one eleventh of the total
- eleventh adj
• the eleventh person in line
- eleventh adv
• He finished eleventh in the race.