five

five  (fv)

n.

1. The cardinal number equal to 4 + 1.

2. The fifth in a set or sequence.

3. Something, such as a quintet or a basketball team, that has five parts, units, or members.

4. A five-dollar bill.

5. fives (used with a sing. verb) Sports One of several forms of handball originating in England and played mainly at British schools and universities, in which only the receiving side can score points.

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[Middle English, from Old English ff; see penk^we in Indo-European roots.]

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five adj. & pron.

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five

Noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and four

2. a numeral, 5 or V, representing this number

3. something representing or consisting of five units

Adjective

amounting to five: five years

See also fives [Old English fīf]

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Five a basketball team.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	five - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one 5, cinque, fin, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, Phoebe, quint, quintuplet, quintet, V digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	five - a team that plays basketball basketball team forward - a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team center - a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game guard - a position on a basketball team team, squad - a cooperative unit (especially in sports) basketball league - a league of basketball teams
	3.	five - a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips five-spot dice, die - a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers domino - a small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots spot - a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight-spot"
Adj.	1.	five - being one more than four 5, v cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

Translations

five [faɪv] num → cinco;

she is five (years old) → tiene cinco años (de edad);

it costs five pounds → cuesta cinco libras;

it's five (o'clock) → son las cinco

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five [faɪv] num → cinq

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five [faɪv] num → fünf

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five [faɪv] num → cinque