n.
Pronunciation: ' f ī v
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from five, adjective, from Old English f ī f; akin to Old High German finf five, Latin quinque, Greek pente
Date: before 12th century
1 ― 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