five
[ fahyv ]
/ faɪv /
noun
a cardinal number, four plus one.
a symbol for this number, as 5 or V.
a set of this many persons or things.
a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with five pips.
Informal.
a five-dollar bill: Can you give me two fives for a ten?
adjective
amounting to five in number.
Idioms for five
take five, Informal.
to take a brief respite.
Origin of five
before 1000; 1925–30
for def 7; Middle English; Old English
fīf; cognate with Dutch
vijf, German
fünf, Old Norse
fimm, Gothic
fimf, Latin
quīnque, Greek
pénte, Sanskrit
pancha
Words nearby five
British Dictionary definitions for take five
five
/ (faɪv) /
noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
a numeral, 5, V, etc, representing this number
the amount or quantity that is one greater than four
something representing, represented by, or consisting of five units, such as a playing card with five symbols on it
determiner
- amounting to fivefive minutes; five nights
- (as pronoun)choose any five you like Related prefixes: penta-, quinque-
See also
fives
Word Origin for five
Old English
fīf; related to Old Norse
fimm, Gothic
fimf, Old High German
finf, Latin
quinque, Greek
pente, Sanskrit
pañca
Idioms and Phrases with take five (1 of 2)
take five
Relax, take some time off from what one is doing, as in We've been at it long enough; let's take five. This term is short for “take five minutes off.” [Slang; first half of 1900s] For a synonym, see take a break.
Idioms and Phrases with take five (2 of 2)
five
see take five.