the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one and is a prime number
See also number (sense 1)
2.
a numeral, 7, VII, etc, representing this number
3.
the amount or quantity that is one greater than six
4.
anything representing, represented by, or consisting of seven units, such as a playing card with seven symbols on it
5. Also called: seven o'clock
seven hours after noon or midnight
determiner
6.
a.
amounting to seven
seven swans a-swimming
b.
(as pronoun)
you've eaten seven already
▶ Related prefixes: hepta-, septi-
Word origin
Old English seofon; related to Gothic sibun, German sieben, Old Norse sjau, Latin septem, Greek hepta, Sanskrit saptá
seven in American English
(ˈsɛvən)
adjective
1.
totaling one more than six
noun
2.
the cardinal number between six and eight; 7; VII
3.
any group of seven people or things
4.
something numbered seven or having seven units, as a playing card, throw of dice, etc.
Word origin
ME seoven < OE seofon, akin to Ger sieben < IE base *septṃ > L septem, Gr heptā
Examples of 'seven' in a sentence
seven
In short, they were seven of the most important Clayr in all the Glacier.
Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2002)
Dusk would hit at about six o'clock, which gave Cameron seven hours.
Gregg Andrew Hurwitz MINUTES TO BURN (2002)
In other languages
seven
British English: seven /ˈsɛvn/ NUMBER
Seven is the number 7.
They have been friends for seven years.
American English: seven
Arabic: سَبْعَة
Brazilian Portuguese: sete
Chinese: 七
Croatian: sedam
Czech: sedm
Danish: syv
Dutch: zeven
European Spanish: siete
Finnish: seitsemän
French: sept
German: sieben
Greek: επτά
Italian: sette
Japanese: 七
Korean: 7
Norwegian: sju
Polish: siedem
European Portuguese: sete
Romanian: șapte
Russian: семь
Latin American Spanish: siete
Swedish: sju
Thai: เจ็ด
Turkish: yedi
Ukrainian: сім
Vietnamese: bảy
All related terms of 'seven'
seven-seven
the 7th of July 2005, the day on which a series of suicide bombings were carried out on the London public transport system by Islamic fundamentalists
seven-up
a card game in which the lead to each round determines the trump suit
seven seas
the oceans of the world considered as the N and S Pacific , the N and S Atlantic , and the Arctic , Antarctic , and Indian Oceans
eighty-seven
a score traditionally regarded in Australia as being unlucky
seven o'clock
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one and is a prime number
Seven Sisters
→ the Seven Sisters
Seven Sleepers
seven Christian youths from Ephesus who were walled up in a cave by the Emperor Decius in 250 ad and, according to legend , slept for 187 years
Group of Seven
the seven leading industrial nations , Canada , France, Germany, Italy, Japan , UK, and the US, whose heads of government and finance ministers meet regularly to coordinate economic policy
seven-card stud
a variety of poker in which each player is dealt one card face down in each of the first two rounds , one card face up in each of the next four rounds, and one card face down in the last round, each of the last five rounds being followed by a betting interval
seven deadly sins
→ a fuller name for the deadly sins
seven-league boots
mythical boots that allowed the wearer to travel seven leagues (a former unit of measurement ), ie a great length, at each step
seven-year itch
a tendency towards infidelity , traditionally said to begin after about seven years of marriage
Seven Years' War
the war (1756–63) of Britain and Prussia , who emerged in the ascendant , against France and Austria , resulting from commercial and colonial rivalry between Britain and France and from the conflict in Germany between Prussia and Austria
the Seven Sisters
a group of seven liberal arts colleges in the north-eastern United States, comprised of Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe , Smith , Vassar, and Wellesley Colleges; they were all founded as institutions for women, although Radclife and Vassar are no longer solely for female students.
twenty-four-seven
twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week ; constantly; all the time
Seven against Thebes
the seven members of an expedition undertaken to regain for Polynices , a son of Oedipus , his share in the throne of Thebes from his usurping brother Eteocles . The seven are usually listed as Polynices, Adrastus, Amphiaraus, Capaneus, Hippomedon, Tydeus, and Parthenopaeus. The campaign failed and the warring brothers killed each other in single combat before the Theban walls
seven-segment display
an arrangement of seven bars forming a square figure of eight , used in electronic displays of alphanumeric characters: any letter or figure can be represented by illuminating selected bars
City of Seven Hills
→ Rome 2
Seven Hills of Rome
the hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built : the Palatine , Capitoline , Quirinal, Caelian, Aventine, Esquiline, and Viminal
beat seven bells out of
to give a severe beating to
Group of Seventy-Seven
the developing countries of the world
nine/seven/ten-day wonder
If you say that someone or something is a nine -day wonder or a one -day wonder , you disapprove of the fact that they are attracting so much interest and attention , because you think that their popularity will only last for a very short time.
Seven Wonders of the World
the seven structures considered by ancient and medieval scholars to be the most wondrous of the ancient world. The list varies , but generally consists of the Pyramids of Egypt , the Hanging Gardens of Babylon , Phidias' statue of Zeus at Olympia , the temple of Artemis at Ephesus , the mausoleum of Halicarnassus , the Colossus of Rhodes , and the Pharos (or lighthouse ) of Alexandria
24-7
If something happens 24-7 , it happens all the time without ever stopping . 24-7 means twenty-four hours a day , seven days a week .
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
a fairy tale in which a young princess runs away from her murderous stepmother and is sheltered by seven dwarfs