Mr. Dictionary
04-15-2014, 08:00 PM
five
noun \ˈfīv\
Full Definition of FIVE
1 : a number that is one more than four
2 plural : a British handball game
3 : the fifth in a set or series <the five of clubs>
4 : something having five units or members; especially : a basketball team
5 : a 5-dollar bill
6 : fifteen (2) (the first point scored by a side in a game of tennis)
7 : a slapping of extended right hands by two people (as in greeting or celebration) —usually used in phrases with give or slap <so I slapped him five and hugged him — J. R. Burke>
— five adjective
— five pronoun, plural in construction
Examples of FIVE
I get off work at five.
The store is open until five.
Origin of FIVE
Middle English, from five, adjective, from Old English fīf; akin to Old High German finf five, Latin quinque, Greek pente
First Known Use: before 12th century
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/five
noun \ˈfīv\
Full Definition of FIVE
1 : a number that is one more than four
2 plural : a British handball game
3 : the fifth in a set or series <the five of clubs>
4 : something having five units or members; especially : a basketball team
5 : a 5-dollar bill
6 : fifteen (2) (the first point scored by a side in a game of tennis)
7 : a slapping of extended right hands by two people (as in greeting or celebration) —usually used in phrases with give or slap <so I slapped him five and hugged him — J. R. Burke>
— five adjective
— five pronoun, plural in construction
Examples of FIVE
I get off work at five.
The store is open until five.
Origin of FIVE
Middle English, from five, adjective, from Old English fīf; akin to Old High German finf five, Latin quinque, Greek pente
First Known Use: before 12th century
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/five