Pronunciation: /faɪv/

Definitions of five

noun a numerical value equal to the sum of four and one

Example Sentences

A1 I have five apples.

A2 There are five people waiting in line.

B1 The book costs five dollars.

B2 She scored five goals in the game.

C1 The company has five branches worldwide.

C2 The committee consists of five members.

adjective denoting a quantity consisting of five items or units

Example Sentences

A1 I have five fingers on each hand.

A2 There are five apples in the basket.

B1 The meeting will start in five minutes.

B2 She scored five goals in the match.

C1 The novel is divided into five parts.

C2 The company has five subsidiaries around the world.

adverb in an amount or quantity of five

Example Sentences

A1 I have five fingers on my hand.

A2 She arrived five minutes late to the meeting.

B1 He can run five kilometers without stopping.

B2 The recipe calls for five cups of flour.

C1 The company aims to increase profits by five percent this year.

C2 After five years of hard work, he finally achieved his dream of becoming a doctor.

Examples of five in a Sentence

formal The meeting is scheduled to start at five o'clock sharp.

informal Let's meet at five for a quick coffee before heading home.

slang I'll catch you at five for some grub, yeah?

figurative She was feeling like a five out of ten after the long day at work.

Grammatical Forms of five

past tense

fived

plural

fives

comparative

more than five

superlative

the most five

present tense

five

future tense

will five

perfect tense

have fived

continuous tense

is fiving

singular

five

positive degree

five

infinitive

to five

gerund

fiving

participle

fiving

Origin and Evolution of five

First Known Use: 1000 year
Language of Origin: Old English
Story behind the word: The word 'five' can be traced back to the Old English word 'fīf' which is derived from the Proto-Germanic word 'fimf'.
Evolution of the word: The word 'five' has remained relatively consistent in its meaning and usage over time, as it is a fundamental number in counting and arithmetic. However, its pronunciation and spelling have evolved slightly from Old English to Modern English.