five (f?v)n.1. The cardinal number equal to 4 + 1.2. The fifth in a set or sequence.3. Something, such as a quintet or a basketball team, that has five parts, units, or members.4. A five-dollar bill.5. fives(used with a sing. verb) Sports One of several forms of handball originating in England and played mainly at British schools and universities, in which only the receiving side can score points.Idiom: give me/gimme five Used when offering a high-five, as in congratulation.[Middle English, from Old English f?f; see penkwe in Indo-European roots.]five adj. & pron.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.five (fa?v) n1. (Mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one2. (Mathematics) a numeral, 5, V, etc, representing this number3. (Mathematics) the amount or quantity that is one greater than four4. (Games, other than specified) something representing, represented by, or consisting of five units, such as a playing card with five symbols on itdeterminera. amounting to five: five minutes; five nights. b. (as pronoun): choose any five you like. penta-quinque-[Old English f?f; related to Old Norse fimm, Gothic fimf, Old High German finf, Latin quinque, Greek pente, Sanskrit pañca]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014five (fa?v) n. 1. a cardinal number, four plus one. 2. a symbol for this number, as 5 or V. 3. a set of this many persons or things. 4. a five-dollar bill. adj. 5. amounting to five in number. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English f?f; c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon f?f, Old High German fimf, finf, Old Norse fimm, Gothic fimf, Latin qu?nque, Greek pénte, Skt pancha] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.Five a basketball team.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.