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Meaning of "five" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FIVE

Old English fīf; related to Old Norse fimm, Gothic fimf, Old High German finf, Latin quinque, Greek pente, Sanskrit pañca.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FIVE

five  [faɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Five can act as a noun and a determiner.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The determinant is a modifier that provides context to the noun, often in terms of quantity and possession.

WHAT DOES FIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of five in the English dictionary

The first definition of five in the dictionary is the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one. Other definition of five is a numeral, 5, V, etc, representing this number. Five is also the amount or quantity that is one greater than four.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIVE


alive
əˈlaɪv
all-wheel-drive
ˌɔːlwiːlˈdraɪv
archive
ˈɑːkaɪv
arrive
əˈraɪv
beehive
ˈbiːˌhaɪv
belive
bɪˈlaɪv
Clive
klaɪv
deprive
dɪˈpraɪv
derive
dɪˈraɪv
dive
daɪv
drive
draɪv
hive
haɪv
I´ve
aɪv
jive
dʒaɪv
overdrive
ˈəʊvəˌdraɪv
revive
rɪˈvaɪv
rive
raɪv
strive
straɪv
survive
səˈvaɪv
thrive
θraɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIVE

five by five
five heads of predicables
five hundred
five Ks
Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
Five Nations Tournament
five stones
Five Towns
five wits
five-a-day
five-a-side
five-a-side football
five-and-dime
five-by-five
five-day week
five-door
five-eighth
five-faced bishop

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIVE

active
alternative
automotive
competitive
comprehensive
cooperative
creative
effective
exclusive
executive
expensive
extensive
give
in the negative
interactive
live
massive
native
negative
on the defensive

Synonyms and antonyms of five in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «five» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIVE

Find out the translation of five to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of five from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «five» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cinco
570 millions of speakers

English

five
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पांच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خَمْسَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пять
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cinco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাঁচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cinq
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lima
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fünf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

5
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lima
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

năm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஐந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cinque
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pięć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

п´ять
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cinci
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πέντε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vyf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fem
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fem
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of five

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIVE»

The term «five» is very widely used and occupies the 1.432 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «five» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «five» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about five

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10 QUOTES WITH «FIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word five.
1
Dale Archer
The thing about post-traumatic stress disorder, we know about one in five, about 20 percent of individuals that are exposed to a direct traumatic stress will develop this disorder.
2
Scott Baio
You can tell five minutes into it what a girl is after, when she starts asking how much money I make or tells me, 'I wanna be an actress.'
3
Lizzy Caplan
I saw 'Clueless' five times in the theatre when I was growing up.
4
Ryan Cartwright
With pilot season, you have to jump through so many hoops, there are so many people in the room, you end up doing four or five auditions. You're just quaking by the end of it.
5
Francis Ford Coppola
The internet in hotels should be free - and I really resent it when they charge you five dollars for a bottle of water beside your bed.
6
Josh Duhamel
I've teamed up with PetSmart Charities to celebrate the five million homeless pets who've found homes through their in-store adoption centers, and to spread the word about how we can work together to save millions more pets' lives and, ultimately, end pet homelessness.
7
Anthony Edwards
I'm the youngest of five kids, and I wanted attention. And in Santa Barbara, there was lots of theater going on, so for that area, it was a little bit like playing Little League baseball. There were dance classes, theater classes, and I just loved it.
8
Bob Ehrlich
My capital budget maintains my commitment to the education of children, health of the Chesapeake Bay, and safety of all Maryland citizens. We will continue to focus on the five pillars of my Administration as we build today and look forward to the projects of the future.
9
Simone Elkeles
Everyone who has ever met me for at least five minutes knows I'm a really funny person. I love to laugh and to make people laugh, so writing comedy comes naturally to me.
10
Joe Elliott
A fan would get an autograph and that was that. If we didn't tour again for five years, we wouldn't remember them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIVE»

Discover the use of five in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to five and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
John Dee's Five Books of Mystery: Original Sourcebook of ...
This new edition of his work is by far the most accessible and complete published to date.
Joseph H. Peterson, 2003
2
Five Percenter Rap: God Hop's Music, Message, and Black ...
Five Percenter Rap: God Hop's Music, Message, and Black Muslim Mission examines the phenomenon from musical, historical, and cultural perspectives.
Felicia M. Miyakawa, 2005
3
Psychology & Christianity: Five Views
This revised edition of a widely appreciated text now presents five models for understanding the relationship between psychology and Christianity.
Eric L. Johnson, 2009
4
Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf
With the techniques revealed in this classic book, you can learn how to make your game work from tee to green, step-by-step and stroke by stroke.
Ben Hogan, Herbert Warren Wind, 1990
5
Five Finger Exercise: A Play
About a house of discord, a husband who is a tactless philistine, a wife, cultured and artistic, and a son, afraid of his father and too dependent on his mother.
Peter Shaffer, 1958
6
Lotto Wheel Five to Win
Fifty systems in this book cost an affordable $5 or less to use, and more than 100 systems cost $10 or less. Simply choose six or more pick-5 lotto numbers and place them in the corresponding lettered boxes.
Gail Howard, 2006
7
Five Minds for the Future
In Five Minds for the Future, bestselling author Howard Gardner shows how we will each need to master "five minds" that the fast-paced future will demand: · The disciplined mind, to learn at least one profession, as well as the major ...
Howard Gardner, 2013
8
Five Points: The 19th-century New York City Neighborhood ...
Details the notorious neighborhood that was once filled with gaming dens, bordellos, dirty streets, and tenements, that welcomed such visitors as Charles Dickens and Ambraham Lincoln, and brings to light the hidden world that existed ...
Tyler Anbinder, 2001
9
Kabuki: Five Classic Plays
Reprint of the Harvard University Press edition originally published in 1975 (and endorsed by BCL3 ) with a new two-page preface by Brandon (Asian theater, U. of Hawaii). Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
James R. Brandon, 1992
10
First Nights: Five Musical Premieres
This text takes a look back at the debut performances of five famous musical compositions: Monteverdi's Orfeo, Handel's Messiah, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and Stravinsky's Sacre du Printemps.
Thomas Forrest Kelly, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term five is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Five things to watch in Saturday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at …
SPARTA, Ky. – And as NACSAR embarks on an untested and uncertain era of purpose-built progress, a child shall lead them. OK, Kyle Larson ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
2
Dark Matter "Episode Five" Review: Space Problems (and Zombies)
Yikes, "Episode Five" was a snoozer, which was a shame considering the built-in material Dark Matter has to work with. Not every episode can ... «TV.com, Jul 15»
3
Serena Williams far more than just a serving machine
But let's look at five other not always conspicuous elements that have helped Williams make her case as the greatest female player of all time:. «ESPN, Jul 15»
4
POSTERIZED: Five-star Class of 2017 point guard Trevon Duval …
Five-star Class of 2017 point guard Trevon Duval recently was vaulted into the top five of the Rivals 150 and the electric guard was one of the ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
5
Five injured in rollover accident in Bristol Township
Bristol Township police are investigating a one-vehicle rollover accident that left five people seriously injured Saturday morning, police said. «Bucks County Courier Times, Jul 15»
6
KELLY: 1st of UA's "Fab Five" set to make his debut
So where is the rest of the group of Wildcats known as the Fab Five; The five juniors who spearheaded the title run which saw Arizona win their ... «Tucson News Now, Jul 15»
7
Forty-Five Years Later, Still Talking About That Play at the Plate
Fosse has pain and arthritis, has endured five knee operations, and has two bum shoulders he never had fixed and a stiff neck. In fairness, he ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
8
Five Things We Learned at the Fear the Walking Dead Panel At …
Chris Hardwick couldn't extract too much detail while moderating Friday afternoon's Fear the Walking Dead panel at Comic-Con, but there were ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
9
Thorn wins Pro Late Model at Five Flags
Derek Thorn won't ever escape his past at Five Flags Speedway. Going airborne at the 2011 Snowball Derby isn't a memory you easily forget. «Pensacola News Journal, Jul 15»
10
Greece news live: Germans propose five-year temporary Grexit after …
A German social democract on Twitter has already rejected the idea to throw Greece out for five years and provide them with humanitarian aid. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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