five

numeral
/ˈfaɪ̯v/

A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six.

Other meanings

Describing a group or set with five elements.

Related words

fifth

Example sentences

“You should arrive at least five minutes early.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“My language has five hundred words for melancholy.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Twenty-five percent of fifty is twelve and a half.”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0

Word history

From Old English "fīf".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “five” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.