Topic: NUMBERS
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | fif |
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five
1HMN the number 5 : There is also a golf course five miles away. I'll be back by five (=five o'clock). The family moved to Canada when he was five (=five years old).
There is also a golf course five miles away.I'll be back by five (=five o'clock).The family moved to Canada when he was five (=five years old).2 [countable] a piece of paper money that is worth five dollars or five pounds [↪ fiver]: Do you have two fives for a ten?
Do you have two fives for a ten?3 to hit the inside of someone's hand with your hand to show that you are very pleased about something
give somebody (a) five
informal5 a British ball game in which the ball is hit with the hand against any of three walls [↪ handball]
