Word
five
US/ˈfaɪv/
UK/fˈaɪv/
Definitions
01the number 5
A1 · Beginner
num. the number 5.
num. the cardinal number between four and six.
日本語:五※
Español:cinco
“There are five people in my family.”
“The survey indicates that five out of ten respondents prefer the new interface over the traditional layout.”
02the digit or figure
A2 · Elementary Countable noun
n. the written symbol 5.
n. the symbol or character representing the number five.
日本語:五※
“The house number was a large brass five on the gate.”
“The child carefully traced the five on the chalkboard, making sure the top line was perfectly straight.”
03time
A2 · Elementary Uncountable noun
n. five o'clock.
n. the point in time marking five hours past midnight or noon.
“I usually finish work at five and get home by six.”
“The meeting was scheduled for five, but several participants were delayed by the heavy evening traffic.”
04money
B1 · Intermediate Countable noun Informal
n. a banknote worth five dollars, pounds, or euros.
n. a currency note with a denomination of five units.
“Can you change a twenty for four fives?”
“He reached into his wallet and pulled out a crumpled five to pay for the coffee and croissant.”
Synonyms
05a short break
B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Informal
n. a short rest, usually for five minutes.
n. a brief interval of rest from an activity, conventionally five minutes in duration.
“Let's take five before we start the next chapter.”
“The director told the exhausted cast to take five while the stagehands adjusted the lighting rig for the final scene.”
Usage
Commonly used in the phrase 'take five'.
Collocations
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word “five” in context.
Etymology
PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle English fyf, fyve, from Old English fīf (“five”), from Proto-West Germanic fimf (“five”), from Proto-Germanic fimf (“five”), from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. See also West Frisian fiif, Dutch vijf, German fünf, Norwegian and Swedish fem, Icelandic fimm; also Welsh pump, Latin quinque, Tocharian A päñ, Tocharian B piś, Lithuanian penki, Russian пять (pjatʹ), Albanian pesë, pêsë, Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte), Armenian հինգ (hing), Persian پنج (panj), Sanskrit पञ्च (páñca). Doublet of cinque, fin (“five currency units”), finnuf, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”); related to Pompeii. The nasal m in Proto-Germanic fimf was lost through a sound change known as the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Word family
NOUN
NUMERAL
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Idioms
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.A1 MoversIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.2.0–3.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 1.0–1.50–23TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.120–224
- Frequency
- Very common
- Level
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「日本語」 data: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0
Traducciones: Kaikki.org (Wiktionary), CC BY-SA 4.0