the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
2.
a numeral 11, XI, etc, representing this number
3.
something representing, represented by, or consisting of 11 units
4. (functioning as singular or plural)
a team of 11 players in football, cricket, hockey, etc
5. Also called: eleven o'clock
eleven hours after noon or midnight
determiner
6.
a.
amounting to eleven
eleven chances
b.
(as pronoun)
have another eleven today
Word origin
Old English endleofan; related to Old Norse ellefo, Gothic ainlif, Old Frisian andlova, Old High German einlif
eleven in American English
(iˈlɛvən; ɪˈlɛvən)
adjective
1.
totaling one more than ten
noun
2.
the cardinal number between ten and twelve; 11; XI
3.
any group of eleven people or things; esp., a football or cricket team
4.
something numbered eleven or having eleven units, as a throw of dice
Word origin
ME elleven < OE endleofan, akin to OFris andlofa, OHG einlif (Ger elf) < Gmc *ainlif, lit., one left over (after ten) < *ain- (OE an: see a2, an1 + *-lif, left over, prob. < IE base *leikw-, to leave behind > loan
Examples of 'eleven' in a sentence
eleven
Aged twenty-eight, she was just eleven months older than Stephanie.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2002)
I've got to be down at the hospital for the next postmortem at eleven, anyway.
Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2002)
Ten thirty-five, eleven thirty-five in Zurich, where Komarov was.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2002)
Sunday lunch at her parents' was at eleven, then Jeffrey was expecting her at the station around one-thirty.