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five
[ fahyv ]
noun
- a cardinal number, four plus one.
- a symbol for this number, as 5 or V.
- a set of this many persons or things.
- a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with five pips.
- Informal. a five-dollar bill:
Can you give me two fives for a ten?
adjective
- amounting to five in number.
five
/ ڲɪ /
noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- a numeral, 5, V, etc, representing this number
- the amount or quantity that is one greater than four
- something representing, represented by, or consisting of five units, such as a playing card with five symbols on it
determiner
- amounting to five
five nights
five minutes
- ( as pronoun ) penta-quinque-
choose any five you like
Word History and Origins
Origin of five1
Word History and Origins
Origin of five1
Idioms and Phrases
- take five, Informal. to take a brief respite.
More idioms and phrases containing five
see take five .Example Sentences
They held a seven-point lead with 40 seconds remaining in game five but the Pacers forced two crucial turnovers in the final 17 seconds.
Janmark’s goal marked the fourth time in five games the Kings have given up a game-tying or go-ahead score in the final 13 minutes of regulation.
Many Chinese families invested their life savings in their homes, only to watch prices plummet in the last five years.
Martinez did not move from San Siro and, five years on, has made Inter his team - hitting at least 20 goals in each of the past four seasons and breaking one record after another.
All the money will be made available to victims in the next five years, while the county expects to be paying for the bonds for the next 25 years.
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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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