five
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
How often you will meet it
Rank 421 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 47,642 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.023% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one also: 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome
- a team that plays basketball also: basketball team
- a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips also: five-spot
adjective
- being one more than four also: 5, v
five in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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What have you done these five months?
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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He turned away at the string meditatively for another five minutes.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Five minutes later the girl was locked in her room with the paper.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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She is up at five every morning to milk, and keeps at it steadily until lunchtime.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Some were in favor of hanging the five, while others insisted that only two of the brothers should be strung up.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1