noun the number 5 ■ ○ She drank five cups of tea. ○ He’s five (years old) next week. ○ The meeting has been arranged for five (o’clock).
five
a. [OE. fif, five, AS. fif, fife; akin to D. vijf, OS. fif, OHG. finf, funf, G. fünf, Icel. fimm, Sw. & Sw. Dan. fem, Goth. fimf, Lith. penki, W. pump, OIr. cóic, L. quinque, Gr. , AEol. , Skr. pacan. rad.303. Cf. Fifth, Cinque, Pentagon, Punch the drink, Quinary.] Four and one added; one more than four. Five nations (Ethnol.), a confederacy of the Huron-Iroquois Indians, consisting of five tribes: Mohawks, Onondagas Cayugas Oneidas and Senecas. They inhabited the region which is now the State of new York.
five
(fiv), n.
1. The number next greater than four, and less than six; five units or objects. “Five of them were wise, and five were foolish.” Matt. xxv. 2.
2. A symbol representing this number, as 5, or V.
1. The number next greater than four, and less than six; five units or objects. “Five of them were wise, and five were foolish.” Matt. xxv. 2.
2. A symbol representing this number, as 5, or V.
Timon sighed, "Pumbaa, give me five good reasons why it is worth to be a king!"
The scentence about “The Lion King”.
Meaning of “five” in English language – noun the number 5 ■ ○ She drank five cup...
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