FIVE


Meaning of FIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfīv ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from five, adjective, from Old English fīf; 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.