Definition of five in English:

five

cardinal number fʌɪvfaɪv

1Equivalent to the sum of two and three; one more than four, or half of ten; 5.
5五；五个
five minutes later she came back
five of Sweden's top financial experts
瑞典的五位顶尖金融专家。
Example sentencesExamples
- Young drivers are set to increase in number over the next five years.
- The running of the number five service will be altered to ensure the new 17 bus can run to timetable.
- New magazines and newspaper supplements devoted to design have risen in number in the last five years.
- Bring to a full rolling boil, add the knob of butter and boil rapidly for four to five minutes, until setting point is reached.
- He was wearing a white hooded top with red writing across the chest and a number five on the back.
- I have five players under the age of 20 and it's extremely difficult for them.
- The application was for nine town houses, a restaurant, five shop units and flats above the shops.
- Half an hour is five minutes longer than it used to take from the flat.
- He was also critical of a proposal to make many timetabled journeys to London four to five minutes longer.
- Mark now stretches out four or five days a week for up to half an hour each day.
- Now there were just four points between the teams with five minutes of the half remaining.
- Our masterpiece must be no longer than five minutes, no shorter than four.
- However old you are, every woman needs five fashion garments to form the basis of her wardrobe.
- The sum of money is the equivalent of four or five month's wages for a fisherman in the area.
- Warm over a low heat for four to five minutes, until the dates are softened.
- She told me there was a man in unit five that she was looking for.
- There are more than five people of working age to every pensioner in Ireland.
- The five minutes at the end of the first half were the five minutes which separated the teams.
- The referee had to add on over five minutes in each half to allow for balls to be retrieved.
- However, she was admitted, given five more units of blood, and kept in to await a vacancy in the hospice.
1. 1.1 A group or unit of five people or things.
  五个人（或物）的一组
  the bulbs are planted in threes or fives
  鳞茎是三个或五个一组地成组栽种的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Do any of my readers know what the nurse meant by twos and fives?
  Some were still in packages of fives and 10s.
  It has taken me since forever to spot the next five of my consecutive number plates.
  The other five slept on a bunk bed, the old couple down and the other three up.
  Synonyms
  quintet, quintuplets
  Poetry pentameter, cinquain
  technical pentad
  archaic quintain
  rare quintuple, fivesome
2. 1.2 Five years old.
  五岁
  Vic moved to Darlington when he was five
  维克五岁时搬到了达灵顿。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A little girl who suffered a form of stroke at the age of five has been allowed home to start the New Year with her family.
  The audience shivered but not the children, whose ages ranged from five to 11.
  Dancers aged from five to adults will perform their own version of the Tchaikovsky classic and also a mix of tap and modern dance.
  Families with children aged five to 13 are now being contacted through churches and schools.
  The artist, inspired by her grandmother to take up a needle and thread at the age of five, is determined it does not become a dying art.
  There are also separate morning and afternoon sessions for children aged between five and 14.
  Sitting on a picnic table was a beautiful little girl of maybe five or six.
  Singing is a statutory requirement of the music national curriculum from the age of five, but it ends at 14.
  Born in Croydon in 1931, Brian knew he would be a writer from the age of five.
  He has been wooing audiences with his musical ability ever since his first performance at the age of five.
  Poverty has also caused a drastic increase in the number of neglected children under the age of five.
  He became his father's disciple at the age of five and gained dexterity in playing the instrument.
  Suddenly she felt a small tug on her cloak, a child about five or six stood staring up at her.
  The nursery started with just six babies and now some ten staff look after around 30 local children up to the age of five.
  Most of the students range in age from five to 17 and they all played with great confidence.
  Mariam had become blind at the age of five as a result of measles.
  More than half the children were still-born; most others died before they reached the age of five.
  Born in Irvine, she left Scotland with her family at the age of five because there were no job opportunities for her father.
  From the age of five, she would drop off during trips to the cinema.
  One day when he was about five and I was six or seven, we took a walk to the park by ourselves.
3. 1.3 Five o'clock.
  五点钟
  we left at half past five
  五点半钟时。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I would guess it was about five or six in the evening before we arrived at the outskirts.
  Never have they sounded as good as they sounded at five past five on Monday afternoon.
  When the taxi dropped me home it was ten past five in the morning.
4. 1.4 A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by five.
  （衣服等商品的）五号
  Example sentencesExamples
  Her size five Wellingtons, mac and hat were in the hall as if waiting for her to put them on.
5. 1.5 A playing card or domino with five pips.
  五点的纸牌（或多米诺骨牌）
  Example sentencesExamples
  But you bet, and you're called, and you lose to one of the perpetual callers who flips over 5-6 for a weak two-pair win of fives and fours.
  The object of the play is to win tricks containing counting cards, that is kings, tens and fives.
  But when following suit the 6-5 can be used to follow to a lead of either sixes or fives.
  There are eight players and fives and spades are trumps.
  When fours are trumps, threes and fives become consecutive.
  There are 7 suits: blanks, ones, twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes.
  Both players tie in sixes and fives, the former has a 4 and the latter does not.
  If the second player drops another five on top, she scores a Soda, too.

Phrases

five a day
五岁

Used in reference to nutritional guidelines recommending the consumption of at least five portions of fruit or vegetables each day.
have you had your five a day today?
overall, just one in five Americans meets the five-a-day minimum
Example sentencesExamples
- Although the five a day catchphrase might be appropriate for adults, it could be a disincentive for children.
- But I think five a day is a good target.
- The USDA recommends five a day.
- The Department of Health's five a day message is based on the World Health Organisation recommendations for a healthy diet.
- Don't forget your five a day.
- The nurses emphasised the five a day message.
- They'll go bananas for it and you'll be getting some of your five a day before you even leave your bed!
- But behind these claims and the catchy marketing campaign to eat 'five a day' there is little solid science.
- They have all spurned the government's five a day logo for fruit and vegetables.
- A young woman sporting a red sash declaring "We want you to have five a day" approaches.

Origin

Old English fīf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vijf and German fünf, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin quinque and Greek pente.

Rhymes

alive, arrive, chive, Clive, connive, contrive, deprive, dive, drive, gyve, hive, I've, jive, live, MI5, revive, rive, shrive, skive, strive, survive, swive, thrive

Definition of five in US English:

five

cardinal numberfaɪvfīv

1Equivalent to the sum of two and three; one more than four, or half of ten; 5.
5五；五个
five of Sweden's top financial experts
瑞典的五位顶尖金融专家。
a circlet of five petals
由五片花瓣组成的环形头饰。
Example sentencesExamples
- Bring to a full rolling boil, add the knob of butter and boil rapidly for four to five minutes, until setting point is reached.
- The referee had to add on over five minutes in each half to allow for balls to be retrieved.
- She told me there was a man in unit five that she was looking for.
- The application was for nine town houses, a restaurant, five shop units and flats above the shops.
- Mark now stretches out four or five days a week for up to half an hour each day.
- The sum of money is the equivalent of four or five month's wages for a fisherman in the area.
- However, she was admitted, given five more units of blood, and kept in to await a vacancy in the hospice.
- He was also critical of a proposal to make many timetabled journeys to London four to five minutes longer.
- The five minutes at the end of the first half were the five minutes which separated the teams.
- Now there were just four points between the teams with five minutes of the half remaining.
- I have five players under the age of 20 and it's extremely difficult for them.
- However old you are, every woman needs five fashion garments to form the basis of her wardrobe.
- Warm over a low heat for four to five minutes, until the dates are softened.
- He was wearing a white hooded top with red writing across the chest and a number five on the back.
- There are more than five people of working age to every pensioner in Ireland.
- New magazines and newspaper supplements devoted to design have risen in number in the last five years.
- Our masterpiece must be no longer than five minutes, no shorter than four.
- The running of the number five service will be altered to ensure the new 17 bus can run to timetable.
- Young drivers are set to increase in number over the next five years.
- Half an hour is five minutes longer than it used to take from the flat.
1. 1.1 A group or unit of five people or things.
  五个人（或物）的一组
  the bulbs are planted in threes or fives
  鳞茎是三个或五个一组地成组栽种的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some were still in packages of fives and 10s.
  The other five slept on a bunk bed, the old couple down and the other three up.
  Do any of my readers know what the nurse meant by twos and fives?
  It has taken me since forever to spot the next five of my consecutive number plates.
  Synonyms
  quintet, quintuplets
2. 1.2 Five years old.
  五岁
  he moved with his family to a fish farm when he was five
  Example sentencesExamples
  Born in Irvine, she left Scotland with her family at the age of five because there were no job opportunities for her father.
  Dancers aged from five to adults will perform their own version of the Tchaikovsky classic and also a mix of tap and modern dance.
  The artist, inspired by her grandmother to take up a needle and thread at the age of five, is determined it does not become a dying art.
  There are also separate morning and afternoon sessions for children aged between five and 14.
  Singing is a statutory requirement of the music national curriculum from the age of five, but it ends at 14.
  Born in Croydon in 1931, Brian knew he would be a writer from the age of five.
  From the age of five, she would drop off during trips to the cinema.
  He became his father's disciple at the age of five and gained dexterity in playing the instrument.
  A little girl who suffered a form of stroke at the age of five has been allowed home to start the New Year with her family.
  Most of the students range in age from five to 17 and they all played with great confidence.
  More than half the children were still-born; most others died before they reached the age of five.
  Poverty has also caused a drastic increase in the number of neglected children under the age of five.
  Mariam had become blind at the age of five as a result of measles.
  Suddenly she felt a small tug on her cloak, a child about five or six stood staring up at her.
  The audience shivered but not the children, whose ages ranged from five to 11.
  The nursery started with just six babies and now some ten staff look after around 30 local children up to the age of five.
  Sitting on a picnic table was a beautiful little girl of maybe five or six.
  One day when he was about five and I was six or seven, we took a walk to the park by ourselves.
  He has been wooing audiences with his musical ability ever since his first performance at the age of five.
  Families with children aged five to 13 are now being contacted through churches and schools.
3. 1.3 Five o'clock.
  五点钟
  at half past five
  五点半钟时。
  Example sentencesExamples
  When the taxi dropped me home it was ten past five in the morning.
  I would guess it was about five or six in the evening before we arrived at the outskirts.
  Never have they sounded as good as they sounded at five past five on Monday afternoon.
4. 1.4 A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by five.
  （衣服等商品的）五号
  Example sentencesExamples
  Her size five Wellingtons, mac and hat were in the hall as if waiting for her to put them on.
5. 1.5 A playing card or domino with five spots or pips.
  五点的纸牌（或多米诺骨牌）
  Example sentencesExamples
  But when following suit the 6-5 can be used to follow to a lead of either sixes or fives.
  If the second player drops another five on top, she scores a Soda, too.
  The object of the play is to win tricks containing counting cards, that is kings, tens and fives.
  There are eight players and fives and spades are trumps.
  Both players tie in sixes and fives, the former has a 4 and the latter does not.
  There are 7 suits: blanks, ones, twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes.
  But you bet, and you're called, and you lose to one of the perpetual callers who flips over 5-6 for a weak two-pair win of fives and fours.
  When fours are trumps, threes and fives become consecutive.
6. 1.6US A five-dollar bill.
  Joe counted his money: six fives and three twenties
  Example sentencesExamples
  And all three Canadian fives I tried were making their first appearance in the system when I tried them.
  In all, 228 people signed up requesting that the bank restore the fives.

Phrases

five a day
五岁

Used in reference to nutritional guidelines recommending the consumption of at least five portions of fruit or vegetables each day.
have you had your five a day today?
overall, just one in five Americans meets the five-a-day minimum
Example sentencesExamples
- They'll go bananas for it and you'll be getting some of your five a day before you even leave your bed!
- The Department of Health's five a day message is based on the World Health Organisation recommendations for a healthy diet.
- Although the five a day catchphrase might be appropriate for adults, it could be a disincentive for children.
- Don't forget your five a day.
- The USDA recommends five a day.
- But behind these claims and the catchy marketing campaign to eat 'five a day' there is little solid science.
- The nurses emphasised the five a day message.
- They have all spurned the government's five a day logo for fruit and vegetables.
- But I think five a day is a good target.
- A young woman sporting a red sash declaring "We want you to have five a day" approaches.

Origin

Old English fīf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vijf and German fünf, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin quinque and Greek pente.

单词	five
释义	Definition of five in English: five cardinal number fʌɪvfaɪv 1Equivalent to the sum of two and three; one more than four, or half of ten; 5. 5五；五个 five minutes later she came back five of Sweden's top financial experts 瑞典的五位顶尖金融专家。 Example sentencesExamples Young drivers are set to increase in number over the next five years. The running of the number five service will be altered to ensure the new 17 bus can run to timetable. New magazines and newspaper supplements devoted to design have risen in number in the last five years. Bring to a full rolling boil, add the knob of butter and boil rapidly for four to five minutes, until setting point is reached. He was wearing a white hooded top with red writing across the chest and a number five on the back. I have five players under the age of 20 and it's extremely difficult for them. The application was for nine town houses, a restaurant, five shop units and flats above the shops. Half an hour is five minutes longer than it used to take from the flat. He was also critical of a proposal to make many timetabled journeys to London four to five minutes longer. Mark now stretches out four or five days a week for up to half an hour each day. Now there were just four points between the teams with five minutes of the half remaining. Our masterpiece must be no longer than five minutes, no shorter than four. However old you are, every woman needs five fashion garments to form the basis of her wardrobe. The sum of money is the equivalent of four or five month's wages for a fisherman in the area. Warm over a low heat for four to five minutes, until the dates are softened. She told me there was a man in unit five that she was looking for. There are more than five people of working age to every pensioner in Ireland. The five minutes at the end of the first half were the five minutes which separated the teams. The referee had to add on over five minutes in each half to allow for balls to be retrieved. However, she was admitted, given five more units of blood, and kept in to await a vacancy in the hospice. 1.1 A group or unit of five people or things. 五个人（或物）的一组 the bulbs are planted in threes or fives 鳞茎是三个或五个一组地成组栽种的。 Example sentencesExamples Do any of my readers know what the nurse meant by twos and fives? Some were still in packages of fives and 10s. It has taken me since forever to spot the next five of my consecutive number plates. The other five slept on a bunk bed, the old couple down and the other three up. Synonyms quintet, quintuplets Poetry pentameter, cinquain technical pentad archaic quintain rare quintuple, fivesome 1.2 Five years old. 五岁 Vic moved to Darlington when he was five 维克五岁时搬到了达灵顿。 Example sentencesExamples A little girl who suffered a form of stroke at the age of five has been allowed home to start the New Year with her family. The audience shivered but not the children, whose ages ranged from five to 11. Dancers aged from five to adults will perform their own version of the Tchaikovsky classic and also a mix of tap and modern dance. Families with children aged five to 13 are now being contacted through churches and schools. The artist, inspired by her grandmother to take up a needle and thread at the age of five, is determined it does not become a dying art. There are also separate morning and afternoon sessions for children aged between five and 14. Sitting on a picnic table was a beautiful little girl of maybe five or six. Singing is a statutory requirement of the music national curriculum from the age of five, but it ends at 14. Born in Croydon in 1931, Brian knew he would be a writer from the age of five. He has been wooing audiences with his musical ability ever since his first performance at the age of five. Poverty has also caused a drastic increase in the number of neglected children under the age of five. He became his father's disciple at the age of five and gained dexterity in playing the instrument. Suddenly she felt a small tug on her cloak, a child about five or six stood staring up at her. The nursery started with just six babies and now some ten staff look after around 30 local children up to the age of five. Most of the students range in age from five to 17 and they all played with great confidence. Mariam had become blind at the age of five as a result of measles. More than half the children were still-born; most others died before they reached the age of five. Born in Irvine, she left Scotland with her family at the age of five because there were no job opportunities for her father. From the age of five, she would drop off during trips to the cinema. One day when he was about five and I was six or seven, we took a walk to the park by ourselves. 1.3 Five o'clock. 五点钟 we left at half past five 五点半钟时。 Example sentencesExamples I would guess it was about five or six in the evening before we arrived at the outskirts. Never have they sounded as good as they sounded at five past five on Monday afternoon. When the taxi dropped me home it was ten past five in the morning. 1.4 A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by five. （衣服等商品的）五号 Example sentencesExamples Her size five Wellingtons, mac and hat were in the hall as if waiting for her to put them on. 1.5 A playing card or domino with five pips. 五点的纸牌（或多米诺骨牌） Example sentencesExamples But you bet, and you're called, and you lose to one of the perpetual callers who flips over 5-6 for a weak two-pair win of fives and fours. The object of the play is to win tricks containing counting cards, that is kings, tens and fives. But when following suit the 6-5 can be used to follow to a lead of either sixes or fives. There are eight players and fives and spades are trumps. When fours are trumps, threes and fives become consecutive. There are 7 suits: blanks, ones, twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes. Both players tie in sixes and fives, the former has a 4 and the latter does not. If the second player drops another five on top, she scores a Soda, too. Phrases five a day 五岁 Used in reference to nutritional guidelines recommending the consumption of at least five portions of fruit or vegetables each day. have you had your five a day today? overall, just one in five Americans meets the five-a-day minimum Example sentencesExamples Although the five a day catchphrase might be appropriate for adults, it could be a disincentive for children. But I think five a day is a good target. The USDA recommends five a day. The Department of Health's five a day message is based on the World Health Organisation recommendations for a healthy diet. Don't forget your five a day. The nurses emphasised the five a day message. They'll go bananas for it and you'll be getting some of your five a day before you even leave your bed! But behind these claims and the catchy marketing campaign to eat 'five a day' there is little solid science. They have all spurned the government's five a day logo for fruit and vegetables. A young woman sporting a red sash declaring "We want you to have five a day" approaches. Origin Old English fīf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vijf and German fünf, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin quinque and Greek pente. Rhymes alive, arrive, chive, Clive, connive, contrive, deprive, dive, drive, gyve, hive, I've, jive, live, MI5, revive, rive, shrive, skive, strive, survive, swive, thrive num.1 phr. Definition of five in US English: five cardinal numberfaɪvfīv 1Equivalent to the sum of two and three; one more than four, or half of ten; 5. 5五；五个 five of Sweden's top financial experts 瑞典的五位顶尖金融专家。 a circlet of five petals 由五片花瓣组成的环形头饰。 Example sentencesExamples Bring to a full rolling boil, add the knob of butter and boil rapidly for four to five minutes, until setting point is reached. The referee had to add on over five minutes in each half to allow for balls to be retrieved. She told me there was a man in unit five that she was looking for. The application was for nine town houses, a restaurant, five shop units and flats above the shops. Mark now stretches out four or five days a week for up to half an hour each day. The sum of money is the equivalent of four or five month's wages for a fisherman in the area. However, she was admitted, given five more units of blood, and kept in to await a vacancy in the hospice. He was also critical of a proposal to make many timetabled journeys to London four to five minutes longer. The five minutes at the end of the first half were the five minutes which separated the teams. Now there were just four points between the teams with five minutes of the half remaining. I have five players under the age of 20 and it's extremely difficult for them. However old you are, every woman needs five fashion garments to form the basis of her wardrobe. Warm over a low heat for four to five minutes, until the dates are softened. He was wearing a white hooded top with red writing across the chest and a number five on the back. There are more than five people of working age to every pensioner in Ireland. New magazines and newspaper supplements devoted to design have risen in number in the last five years. Our masterpiece must be no longer than five minutes, no shorter than four. The running of the number five service will be altered to ensure the new 17 bus can run to timetable. Young drivers are set to increase in number over the next five years. Half an hour is five minutes longer than it used to take from the flat. 1.1 A group or unit of five people or things. 五个人（或物）的一组 the bulbs are planted in threes or fives 鳞茎是三个或五个一组地成组栽种的。 Example sentencesExamples Some were still in packages of fives and 10s. The other five slept on a bunk bed, the old couple down and the other three up. Do any of my readers know what the nurse meant by twos and fives? It has taken me since forever to spot the next five of my consecutive number plates. Synonyms quintet, quintuplets 1.2 Five years old. 五岁 he moved with his family to a fish farm when he was five Example sentencesExamples Born in Irvine, she left Scotland with her family at the age of five because there were no job opportunities for her father. Dancers aged from five to adults will perform their own version of the Tchaikovsky classic and also a mix of tap and modern dance. The artist, inspired by her grandmother to take up a needle and thread at the age of five, is determined it does not become a dying art. There are also separate morning and afternoon sessions for children aged between five and 14. Singing is a statutory requirement of the music national curriculum from the age of five, but it ends at 14. Born in Croydon in 1931, Brian knew he would be a writer from the age of five. From the age of five, she would drop off during trips to the cinema. He became his father's disciple at the age of five and gained dexterity in playing the instrument. A little girl who suffered a form of stroke at the age of five has been allowed home to start the New Year with her family. Most of the students range in age from five to 17 and they all played with great confidence. More than half the children were still-born; most others died before they reached the age of five. Poverty has also caused a drastic increase in the number of neglected children under the age of five. Mariam had become blind at the age of five as a result of measles. Suddenly she felt a small tug on her cloak, a child about five or six stood staring up at her. The audience shivered but not the children, whose ages ranged from five to 11. The nursery started with just six babies and now some ten staff look after around 30 local children up to the age of five. Sitting on a picnic table was a beautiful little girl of maybe five or six. One day when he was about five and I was six or seven, we took a walk to the park by ourselves. He has been wooing audiences with his musical ability ever since his first performance at the age of five. Families with children aged five to 13 are now being contacted through churches and schools. 1.3 Five o'clock. 五点钟 at half past five 五点半钟时。 Example sentencesExamples When the taxi dropped me home it was ten past five in the morning. I would guess it was about five or six in the evening before we arrived at the outskirts. Never have they sounded as good as they sounded at five past five on Monday afternoon. 1.4 A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by five. （衣服等商品的）五号 Example sentencesExamples Her size five Wellingtons, mac and hat were in the hall as if waiting for her to put them on. 1.5 A playing card or domino with five spots or pips. 五点的纸牌（或多米诺骨牌） Example sentencesExamples But when following suit the 6-5 can be used to follow to a lead of either sixes or fives. If the second player drops another five on top, she scores a Soda, too. The object of the play is to win tricks containing counting cards, that is kings, tens and fives. There are eight players and fives and spades are trumps. Both players tie in sixes and fives, the former has a 4 and the latter does not. There are 7 suits: blanks, ones, twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes. But you bet, and you're called, and you lose to one of the perpetual callers who flips over 5-6 for a weak two-pair win of fives and fours. When fours are trumps, threes and fives become consecutive. 1.6US A five-dollar bill. Joe counted his money: six fives and three twenties Example sentencesExamples And all three Canadian fives I tried were making their first appearance in the system when I tried them. In all, 228 people signed up requesting that the bank restore the fives. Phrases five a day 五岁 Used in reference to nutritional guidelines recommending the consumption of at least five portions of fruit or vegetables each day. have you had your five a day today? overall, just one in five Americans meets the five-a-day minimum Example sentencesExamples They'll go bananas for it and you'll be getting some of your five a day before you even leave your bed! The Department of Health's five a day message is based on the World Health Organisation recommendations for a healthy diet. Although the five a day catchphrase might be appropriate for adults, it could be a disincentive for children. Don't forget your five a day. The USDA recommends five a day. But behind these claims and the catchy marketing campaign to eat 'five a day' there is little solid science. The nurses emphasised the five a day message. They have all spurned the government's five a day logo for fruit and vegetables. But I think five a day is a good target. A young woman sporting a red sash declaring "We want you to have five a day" approaches. Origin Old English fīf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vijf and German fünf, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin quinque and Greek pente. num.1 phr.
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