five

noun \ ˈfīv \

|Updated on: 8 Aug 2018

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Definition of five

1 : a number that is one more than four — see Table of Numbers

2 fives 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 gesture in which two people slap each other's extended hands (as in greeting or celebration) —usually used in phrases with give or slap

So I slapped him five and hugged him.
—J. R. Burke

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five

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five

pronoun, plural in construction

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Examples of five in a Sentence

I get off work at five.
The store is open until five.

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Video from the special event shows the window cleaners drawing smiley faces and giving high-fives to the patients as the little ones erupted in happiness.

— christopher brito, CBS News, "Window washers dressed as superheroes surprise young patients at Iowa hospital," 29 June 2018
He's formed relationships with his students and gives them high-fives around the halls.

— lauren fox, kansascity, "Have you heard Independence's singing school custodian? 'I haven't been booed yet'," 27 June 2018
The last time Newgarden went fives races in a row without a top-five finish was in early 2014.

— jim ayello, Indianapolis Star, "IndyCar midseason review, part III: What's still to come," 17 June 2018
Media: Fox29 Kris Jenkins, who hit the game-winning shot for the 2016 championship team, was in a convertible in the parade caravan, and gave high-fives to thrilled fans along the route.

— Houston Chronicle, "Philadelphia cheers NCAA champs Villanova with parade," 5 Apr. 2018
Has posted two top-fives in four subsequent starts (MC/Genesis Open, 12th/Honda Classic, T-2nd/Valspar Championship, T-5th/Arnold Palmer Invitational).

— dennis manoloff, cleveland.com, "Masters 2018: Tee times, schedule, TV, players to watch for PGA Tour's 1st major (photos)," 4 Apr. 2018
The government filed a plan to reunite the remaining children, ages fives and older, with their parents during a hearing on July 13.

— sarah kinosian, Teen Vogue, "Reunification Proves Complicated for Families Separated at the U.S.-Mexico Border," 14 July 2018
At this point last year, Takuma Sato had racked up the biggest win of his life, three top-fives and sat third in the championship chase.

— jim ayello, Indianapolis Star, "IndyCar midseason review, part II: What's gone wrong," 15 June 2018
At one point, Stephen Curry dashed from his security to slap fives with fans.

— noel harris, sacbee, "Why half a million dollars in booze wasn't enough at Warriors' championship parade," 12 June 2018

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Origin and Etymology of five

Middle English, from five, adjective, from Old English fīf; akin to Old High German finf five, Latin quinque, Greek pente

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five

noun

Definition of five for English Language Learners

: the number 5
: the fifth in a set or series
: five o'clock

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five

adjective \ ˈfīv \

Definition of five for Students

: being one more than four

five

noun

Definition of five for Students

1 : one more than four : 5

2 : the fifth in a set or series

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