equivalent to the sum of two and three; one more than four, or half of ten; 5:five minutes later she came backfive of Sweden’s top financial experts (Roman numeral: v, V)
a group or unit of five people or things:the bulbs are planted in threes or fives
five years old:Vic moved to Darlington when he was five
five o’clock:we left at half past five
a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by five.
a playing card or domino with five pips.
five a day
used in reference to nutritional guidelines recommending the consumption of at least five portions of fruit or vegetables each day:have you had your five a day today?overall, just one in five Americans meets the five-a-day minimum
