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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024five /faɪv/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a cardinal number, four plus one.
- a symbol for this number, as 5 or V.
- Informal Termsa five-dollar bill.
adj. [ before a noun] - amounting to five in number.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024five (fīv),USA pronunciation n. - a cardinal number, four plus one.
- a symbol for this number, as 5 or V.
- a set of this many persons or things.
- Gamesa playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with five pips.
- Informal Termsa five-dollar bill:Can you give me two fives for a ten?
- Informal Terms, Idioms take five, to take a brief respite.
adj. - 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 - 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 minutes, five nights
- (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 |