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five

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfaɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/faɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fīv)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
five /faɪv/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a cardinal number, four plus one.
  2. a symbol for this number, as 5 or V.
  3. Informal Termsa five-dollar bill.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. amounting to five in number.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
five  (fīv),USA pronunciation n. 
  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. Gamesa playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with five pips.
  5. Informal Termsa five-dollar bill:Can you give me two fives for a ten?
  6. Informal Terms, Idioms take five, to take a brief respite.

adj. 
  1. amounting to five in number.
  • bef. 1000; 1925–30 for def. 6; Middle English; Old English fīf; cognate with Dutch vijf, German fünf, Old Norse fimm, Gothic fimf, Latin quīnque, Greek pénte, Sanskrit pancha

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
five /faɪv/ n
  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
 determiner
  1. amounting to five: five minutes, five nights
  2. (as pronoun): choose any five you like

See also fivesEtymology: Old English fīf; related to Old Norse fimm, Gothic fimf, Old High German finf, Latin quinque, Greek pente, Sanskrit pañca
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Collocations: (wore) the number five, [section, part, page] five, [turn to, on] page five, more...

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