Five
(numeral)
- The cardinal number equal to the sum of 4 and 1.
- The fifth in a set or series.
- A group or set of five things.
Origin:
From middle english five, fif, from old english fīf, from proto-germanic *fimf, from proto-indo-european *pénkʷe. .
Examples:
- I need five more minutes before I'm ready to leave.
- This is the fifth time we've had to reschedule the meeting.
- The five of us went out to dinner together.
- There are five senses that humans possess.
- A typical star on the American flag has five points.