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That's why I do what I do, and that's why I wanted to be an actress from the time I was six years old. If I can't effectively move people, then I would prefer not to do it.
Viola Davis

Meaning of "six" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SIX

Old English siex; related to Old Norse sex, Gothic saihs, Old High German sehs, Latin sex, Greek hex, Sanskrit sastha.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SIX

six  [sɪks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Six 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 SIX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

six

6 (number)

6 is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. The SI prefix for 10006 is exa, and for its reciprocal atto-.

Definition of six in the English dictionary

The first definition of six in the dictionary is a numeral, 6, VI, etc, representing this number. Other definition of six is something representing, represented by, or consisting of six units, such as a playing card with six symbols on it. Six is also Also called: six o'clock. six hours after noon or midnight.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SIX


aquatics
əˈkwætɪks
basics
ˈbeɪsɪks
classics
ˈklæsɪks
comics
ˈkɒmɪks
cosmetics
kɒzˈmetɪks
dynamics
daɪˈnæmɪks
economics
ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks
electronics
ɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪks
fix
fɪks
forensics
fəˈrɛnsɪks
graphics
ˈɡræfɪks
lyrics
ˈlɪrɪks
mathematics
ˌmæθəˈmætɪks
matrix
ˈmeɪtrɪks
mix
mɪks
phoenix
ˈfiːnɪks
politics
ˈpɒlɪtɪks
remix
riːˈmɪks
statistics
stəˈtɪstɪks
sweepstakes
ˈswiːpˌsteɪks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIX

siwash sweater
Six Counties
Six Day War
Six Nations
Six Nations Championship
six o´clock
six o´clock swill
six of one and half a dozen of the other
six of the best
Six Sigma
six-cylinder
six-eight
six-eight time
six-finger country
six-footer
six-gilled shark
six-gun
six-pack
six-pointer
six-seater

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIX

Aix
appendix
Asterix
Beatrix
cervix
Chamonix
comix
Delacroix
dominatrix
flix
Grand Prix
helix
Hendrix
nix
phenix
pix
prefix
Roubaix
suffix
tix

Synonyms and antonyms of six in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «six» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIX

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

seis
570 millions of speakers

English

six
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سِتَّة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шесть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

seis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

six
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

enam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sechs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

6
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Enem
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sáu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सहा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

altı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sei
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sześć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έξι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ses
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sex
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

seks
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of six

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIX»

The term «six» is very widely used and occupies the 1.815 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIX» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «six» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «six» 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 six

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10 QUOTES WITH «SIX»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word six.
1
Alessandra Ambrosio
Russell James asked me to shoot underwater. He tied my feet under the water. I don't know how many feet - maybe five, six meters. He tied me underwater and I had no air. Somebody had a tube, and they were giving me some oxygen, but I couldn't really see anything. Everything was blurry. I'm waiting for the oxygen - that was the craziest thing.
2
Scott Aukerman
I get inspired when I look at Tom Lennon, who did 'Reno 911!' for six seasons while writing huge movies and directing and also doing other pilots; he did that FX pilot, the 'Star Trek' thing.
3
Chloe Bennet
I have six brothers, so I definitely was aware of Marvel more than I was of princesses, but once you're cast in a Joss Whedon Marvel show, you go and become even more of a bigger fan. You do your homework.
4
Augusten Burroughs
I knew that if I wrote a new book every six months or every year, if I continued to read great books, eventually I would write something worthy of publication. I understood I might be in my forties or my fifties or even my sixties, but I felt confident that it would happen.
5
Kitty Carlisle
I was taken to concerts when I was six, seven years old, and sat in a box throughout the whole evening.
6
Candis Cayne
My first conscious thought of 'I should be like that and not like this' was probably at about six, and I was playing with... I have a twin brother, and we were playing with our twin cousins, who are a boy and a girl.
7
Crystal Chappell
I've been on the show for six years and I don't even know what her history is. I sort of make things up in my mind, but I think it's hard for an audience to follow and invest in a character when they don't have the details.
8
Vir Das
What I tell a girl is, your six-pack hot boyfriend right now, in six years, will be balding and maybe have a paunch. But I make you laugh every five minutes today, and I'll make you laugh 20 years from now; that's not going to go away.
9
Viola Davis
That's why I do what I do, and that's why I wanted to be an actress from the time I was six years old. If I can't effectively move people, then I would prefer not to do it.
10
Beth Ditto
Some makeup companies have really good recycling policies, and it's worth finding out whether your favourites are among them. With MAC, for instance, you can take any of your old makeup containers into its shops, and the sweetest deal is that, once you've racked up six containers, you get a free lipstick or lip gloss.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIX»

Discover the use of six in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to six and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Six Great Ideas
At the 1981 seminar, leaders from the worlds of business, literature, education, and the arts joined him in an in-depth consideration of the six great ideas that are the subject of this book: Truth, Goodness, and Beauty - the ideas we judge ...
Mortimer J. Adler, 1997
2
Lean Six Sigma in Service: Applications and Case Studies
This is especially true in service industries where the variables are, well, variable and directly related to and measured by the constantly changing needs of customers.
Sandra L. Furterer, 2009
3
The Six-gun Mystique Sequel
The Six-Gun Mystique Sequel is a revised and considerably expanded edition of The Six-Gun Mystique, a pioneering study of the Western as a popular genre that has been widely influential since its original publication in 1970.
John G. Cawelti, 1999
4
Six Sigma: Advanced Tools for Black Belts and Master Black Belts
This book presents a series of papers providing a systematic ‘roadmap’ for implementing Six Sigma, following the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve and Control) phased approach.
Loon Ching Tang, Thong Ngee Goh, Hong See Yam, 2007
5
Six-Step Relational Database Design: A Non-Theoretical ...
This edition WILL BE DISCONTINUED December 1 2013. There is a Second Edition of this book out that contains a new chapter on implementation.
Fidel A. Captain, 2012
6
Six
Agent Six has been sent here to retrieve defectors from Command, but everything is not as it seems... because Six wasn't sent from another country; he was sent from another plane of existence.
Michael Avon Oeming, Daniel Berman, 2004
7
The Soviet Union and the June 1967 Six Day War
This book as a whole demonstrates how the Soviet Union's actions gave little consideration to the long- or mid-term consequences of their policy, and how firing the first shot compelled them to react to events.
Yaacov Ro'i, Boris Morozov, 2008
8
Implementing Six Sigma: Smarter Solutions Using Statistical ...
With new coverage of Six Sigma infrastructure building, benchmarking, and real-world "lessons learned," this Second Edition is the best available tool for implementing thesepowerful, profit-building strategies.
Forrest W. Breyfogle, III, 2003
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Lean Six Sigma For Dummies
Lean Six Sigma For Dummies outlines they key concepts in plain English, and shows you how to use the right tools, in the right place, and in the right way, not just in improvement and design projects, but also in your day-to-day activities.
John Morgan, Martin Brenig-Jones, 2010
10
Best Practices in Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement
This manual shows you how it can be done, employing success stories of over 100 companies including Apple, Illinois Tool Works, Dell, Inc., and Wal-Mart, all of which have established themselves as the new, global "Kings of Lean," ...
Richard J. Schonberger, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term six is used in the context of the following news items.
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Adam Sandler calls Ridiculous Six Native Americans controversy …
Adam Sandler is speaking out about the controversy over his Netflix comedy The Ridiculous Six, which saw Native American actors walk off the film's set earlier ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Adam Sandler's Netflix Comedy 'Ridiculous Six' Gets Release Date
11, release date for Ridiculous Six, its Adam Sandler comedy that is among the high-profile movies the streaming service is making as a big push into feature ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
3
10-year-old girl dies after losing consciousness on Six Flags roller …
(Left) A sign at the entrance of Six Flags Magic Mountain is seen in this undated file photo. (Right) The Revolution roller coaster is shown in this June 2015 photo ... «KABC-TV, Jun 15»
4
US sends six Guantanamo inmates to Oman, ending six-month pause
The Obama administration has moved six Yemeni detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention center to Oman, the Pentagon said late Friday, the first time ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
5
Six Personal Letters by Harper Lee to Be Auctioned at Christie's
Now, as anticipation builds for Ms. Lee's long-waited second book, “Go Set a Watchman,” a rare collection of six personal letters that Ms. Lee wrote to Mr. «New York Times, Jun 15»
6
Jokes From Adam Sandler's Ridiculous Six Script Leaked Online
Jokes from the script of Adam Sandler's upcoming comedy, The Ridiculous Six, have leaked online two days after Native American cast members stormed off of ... «TIME, Apr 15»
7
Six Nations 2015: Ireland win title from England & Wales
Champions Ireland retained their Six Nations title on points difference after an ... they had won handsomely, it was Ireland who are 2015 Six Nations champions. «BBC News, Mar 15»
8
Six Nations 2015: Six reasons why Wales will win the championship
Their highest score there in the Six Nations is 38, when they won 38-8 in 2005, scoring six tries, which could be enough if repeated. On their last four visits to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
9
Wales beat Ireland 23-16: Six Nations – as it happened
And, if we're honest, it's a great result for the Six Nations. If England beat Scotland this evening, it's a three-way shoot-out for the title next Saturday. Speaking of ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
10
Ireland v England: Six Nations 2015 – as it happened
The Six Nations takes a break next weekend, so either join me then for silly o'clock cricket or do so in a couple of weeks when all this resumes. Thanks for ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»

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