# five

Pronunciation: say "FYV" /faɪv/

## Numeral

1. The number 5, one more than four; a group or amount of that many.
   - Simple: The number 5, one more than four, or that many people or things.
   - _Five committee members voted against the proposal._
   - _The novel is divided into five distinct parts._

## Noun

2. The digit or written figure 5.
   - Simple: The written symbol that stands for the number 5.
   - _His handwritten five looked almost like an S._
   - _Type a five to select that option from the menu._
3. The hour of five o'clock.
   - Simple: The time of day at five o'clock.
   - _We always have tea at five._
   - _By five, the office had completely emptied out._
4. A banknote worth five units of currency.
   - Simple: A paper money note worth five dollars or other money units.
   - _He left a five on the counter for the coffee._
   - _She broke a twenty into four crisp fives._
5. A person, especially a child, who is five years old.
   - Simple: A child who is five years old.
   - _The puzzle is pitched at a typical five, who can count but cannot yet read._
   - _The library's Saturday story hour is meant for fours and fives, so the books have big pictures and few words._
6. A brief break from work or activity, typically of five minutes.
   - Simple: A short break, often about five minutes long.
   - _Take five, everyone, and then we'll run it again._
   - _Halfway through the long rehearsal, the director called for everyone to take five and get some water._
7. Something that measures five units, especially of length.
   - Simple: A thing that measures five units, for example five inches or feet long.
8. A basketball team, club, or starting lineup of players.
   - Simple: A basketball team or its group of five players on the court.
   - _The visiting five dominated the second half._
   - _Coach reshuffled his five after halftime._
9. In games, a card with five pips of its suit, or a die face, half of a domino, or other piece showing five spots.
   - Simple: A playing card with five shapes on it, or a side of a die or domino with five dots.
   - _He laid down three fives and a pair of kings to take the hand._
   - _The domino she played had a five on one end and a blank on the other._

## Origin

"Five" comes from Middle English five, from Old English fīf, from Proto-Germanic *fimf, and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *pénkʷe. Related words appear across many languages, such as Dutch vijf, German fünf, Latin quinque, and Sanskrit páñca.

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