numeral
The number 5, or an amount of five people or things.
I have five brothers.
The class ends at five.
Common phrases & grammar
five minutes · five dollars · five people · five years
five + plural noun
the number five
American English
How to pronounce five
numeral · nounA1Very common word
FAIV
/faɪv/
One syllable.
The number 5, or an amount of five people or things.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
nouninformal
A piece of paper money worth $5.
Can you change this twenty into fives?
I only have a five.
Good to know
In American English, a five usually means a five-dollar bill.
Common phrases & grammar
a five-dollar bill
a + five
a five-dollar bill
Useful expressions
A friendly hit of two raised hands.
We gave each other a high five.
5:00, either in the morning or in the afternoon.
The meeting starts at five o'clock.
To take a short break.
Let's take five before we continue.
Related words & forms
The ordinal form is fifth, not fiveth.