Definition/Meaning of five

• English - Numeral: five ( cardinal ) A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six . This many dots (•••••) Related terms fifth Translations See also Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages
• English - Noun: five ( plural fives ) The digit/figure 5 . He wrote a five followed by four zeroes . ( US ) A five-dollar bill . Can anyone here change a five ? Anything measuring five units , as length . All the fives are over there in the corner , next to the fours . A person who is five years old . The fives and sixes will have snack first , then the older kids . five o'clock See you at five . A short rest ,…
• English - Alternative forms: Arabic numerals: 5 ( see for numerical forms in other scripts ) Roman numerals: V
• English - Etymology: From Middle English five , vif , fif , from Old English fīf ( “ five ” ), from Proto-Germanic *fimf ( “ five ” ) (compare West Frisian fiif , Dutch vijf , German fünf , Swedish fem , Icelandic fimm ), from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe (compare Welsh pump , Italian cinque , Tocharian A päñ , Tocharian B piś , Lithuanian penki , Russian пять ( pjatʹ ), Albanian pesë , pêsë , Ancient Greek πέντε (…
• English - Pronunciation: ( Received Pronunciation , General American ) IPA (key) : /faɪv/ , enPR: fīv ( Southern US ) IPA (key) : /fäːv/ Rhymes: -aɪv