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five

[ fahyv ]

noun

  1. a cardinal number, four plus one.
  2. a symbol for this number, as 5 or V.
  3. a set of this many persons or things.
  4. a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with five pips.
  5. Informal. a five-dollar bill:

    Can you give me two fives for a ten?



adjective

  1. amounting to five in number.

five

/ ڲɪ /

noun

  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
  2. a numeral, 5, V, etc, representing this number
  3. the amount or quantity that is one greater than four
  4. something representing, represented by, or consisting of five units, such as a playing card with five symbols on it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

determiner

    1. amounting to five

      five nights

      five minutes

    2. ( as pronoun ) penta-quinque-

      choose any five you like

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of five1

before 1000; 1925–30 five fordef 7; Middle English; Old English ī; cognate with Dutch vijf, German üԴ, Old Norse fimm, Gothic fimf, Latin īԱܱ, Greek éԳٱ, Sanskrit pancha
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Word History and Origins

Origin of five1

Old English ī ; related to Old Norse fimm , Gothic fimf , Old High German finf , Latin quinque , Greek pente , Sanskrit 貹ñ
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. take five, Informal. to take a brief respite.

More idioms and phrases containing five

see take five .
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Example Sentences

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Yamamoto still struck out five and kept the Dodgers in the contest despite being below his best.

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Doughty’s power-play goal less than five minutes before the second intermission then put the Kings in front for the first time.

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Cui and Miller each face a maximum penalty of five years for conspiracy and five years for interstate stalking if found guilty, authorities said.

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They passed through Haverfordwest town centre five minutes later, with one of the group playing music through a portable speaker.

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The other three nations in the top five list of the world's largest footwear producers are India, Vietnam and Indonesia.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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