seven
[ sev-uh n ]
/ ˈsɛv ən /
noun
adjective
amounting to seven in number.
Verb Phrases
seven out,
crap2(def 3a).
Origin of seven
before 900; Middle English
seoven(e),
seofne, seven, Old English
seofon; cognate with German
sieben, Gothic
sibun; akin to Old Irish
secht, Welsh
saith, Latin
septem, Greek
heptá, Polish
siedem, Sanskrit
saptá
Words nearby seven
Example sentences from the Web for seven
British Dictionary definitions for seven
seven
/ (ˈsɛvən) /
noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one and is a prime number
See also number (def. 1)
a numeral, 7, VII, etc, representing this number
the amount or quantity that is one greater than six
anything representing, represented by, or consisting of seven units, such as a playing card with seven symbols on it
Also called: seven o'clock
seven hours after noon or midnight
determiner
- amounting to sevenseven swans a-swimming
- (as pronoun)you've eaten seven already Related prefixes: hepta-, septi-
See also
sevens
Word Origin for seven
Old English
seofon; related to Gothic
sibun, German
sieben, Old Norse
sjau, Latin
septem, Greek
hepta, Sanskrit
saptá
Idioms and Phrases with seven
seven
see at sixes and sevens; in seventh heaven.