I. ˈfīv adjective
Etymology: Middle English, adjective & pron., from Old English fīf; akin to Old High German funf, finf five, Old Norse fimm, Gothic fimf, Latin quinque, Greek pente, Sanskrit pañca
: being one more than four in number
five years
— see number table
II. pronoun, plural in construction
Etymology: Middle English
: five countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
five are here
five were found
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from five, pron. & adjective
1. : one more than four
2.
a. : five units or objects
a total of five
b. : a group or set of five
arranged by fives
3.
a. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numeral 5
b. : the figure 5
c. : the letter V
4. : five o'clock — compare bell table, time illustration
5.
a. : a playing card marked to show that it is fifth in a suit
b. : a domino with five spots on one of its halves
c. : a die with five spots on the uppermost side
d. : an article of clothing of the fifth size
wears a five
6.
a. : a five-pound note
b. : a five-dollar bill
7. : a playing team of five members ; especially : a basketball team
8. : fifteen 6
IV. noun
: 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