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How to differentiate the words"numberous","numbered","numberable".Thank you very much

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The correct words are numerous, numbered, and numerable

Numerous => many, a large number => having numerous tasks to do

Numerable => that can be counted, countable => numerable assets

Numbered => past participle of the verb "to number"

Number (verb) has many meanings. Here are the official definitions of number as a verb:

verb numbered, numbering, numbers verb, transitive

1. To assign a number to.

2. To determine the number or amount of; count.

3. To total in number or amount; add up to.

4. To include in a group or category: He was numbered among the lost.

5. To mention one by one; enumerate.

6. To limit or restrict in number: Our days are numbered.

verb, intransitive

1. To call off numbers; count: numbering to ten.

2. To constitute a group or number: The applicants numbered in the thousands.

Excerpted from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition © 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Depending on context, numbered can mean many things as illustrated in the dictionary examples.

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