Definition of five
1 : a number that is one more than four — see number table
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
five
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pronoun, plural in constructionPeople Are Reading
Examples of five in a Sentence
I get off work at five.
The store is open until five.
Recent Examples of five from the Web
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Clark Wade/IndyStar ORLANDO, Fla. — Myles Turner cheered, stood to applaud and eagerly executed high-fives from the bench Saturday.
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Clark Wade/IndyStar ORLANDO, Fla. — Myles Turner cheered, stood to applaud and eagerly executed high-fives from the bench Saturday.
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Wait for the drop while getting soaped up: This party involves fives hours of EDM music, thousands of gallons of foam, flashing lights, and roughly 7,000 people.
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Others tweeted photos of Trudeau giving high fives and marching with his family.
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Dressed in uniform, Dorion greets the kids at the finish line and gives them high-fives.
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Fives Landis already has hired 23 new employees in Hagerstown to support its new North American Technology Center and staff a new manufacturing line.
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At Northam's event in Arlington, there were cheers and high fives as news spread that he had been declared the victor.
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At Northam’s event in Arlington, there were cheers and high fives as news spread that he had been declared the victor.
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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
FIVE Defined for English Language Learners
five
playDefinition of five for English Language Learners
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: the number 5
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: the fifth in a set or series
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: five o'clock
FIVE Defined for Kids
Definition of five for Students
1 : one more than four : 5
2 : the fifth in a set or series
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