five

five

noun \ˈfīv\

Definition of FIVE

1

: a number that is one more than four — see number table

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

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

1. I get off work at five.
2. 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

Rhymes with FIVE

chive, Clive, dive, drive, gyve, hive, jive, live, rive, shrive, skive, strive, thrive, wive