fifth
gb/fˈɪfθ/ us/fˈɪfθ/
A1
الإنجليزية
~ 4300
المعاني
0 معنى
adjective
A1
relation
1
Number five in order
Coming after four in a list or series.
نمط الاستخدام:
the fifth [item/person/place]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'fifth' with 'five', forgetting that 'fifth' is for order, not quantity.
المرادفات
fifthly (An adverb form used in lists, less common in speech.)
الأضداد
fourth (The ordinal number before fifth.)
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sixth (The ordinal number after fifth.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
fifth place
|fifth time
|fifth floor
|fifth day
الموضوعات
numbers
|ordering
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|time
أمثلة
- She finished in fifth place in the race.
- This is the fifth time I've called you today.
- Our office is on the fifth floor.
- He was the fifth person to arrive.
- The meeting is scheduled for the fifth day of the month.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- I live on the fifth floor.
- This is my fifth book.
- He came in fifth in the game.
- The fifth day is Friday.
- She is the fifth student in line.
اسم
A2
quantity
2
One part out of five equal parts
One part of something that is divided into five equal parts.
نمط الاستخدام:
a fifth of [something]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse 'a fifth' with 'five', not realizing it means a fraction.
المرادفات
one-fifth (Exact fractional term; interchangeable in most contexts.)
الأضداد
whole (Refers to the entire amount instead of a fraction.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
a fifth of the total
|one fifth share
|two fifths
الموضوعات
math
|fractions
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- A fifth of the class was absent.
- Only a fifth of the cake remained.
- About one fifth of the budget goes to education.
- Two fifths of the land is forested.
- They drank a fifth of whiskey together.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- One fifth of the pizza is left.
- A fifth of my money is gone.
- She ate a fifth of the cake.
- He owns a fifth of the company.
- A fifth of the students are from Spain.
اسم
B1
entity
3
Liquor bottle size (1/5 gallon)
A bottle with about 750 milliliters of alcohol, used in the U.S.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may think 'fifth' here means sequence or fraction, not realizing it refers to bottle size.
المرادفات
750ml bottle (Metric equivalent; more common outside U.S.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
a fifth of vodka
|drink a fifth
|buy a fifth
الموضوعات
drinks
|measurements
|food_drink
أمثلة
- He bought a fifth of whiskey for the party.
- They finished a fifth between them.
- A fifth of rum costs about $20 here.
- She hid a fifth under the counter.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- He bought a fifth of wine.
- They drank a fifth last night.
- I saw a fifth on the table.
- She has a fifth in her bag.
اسم
technical
B2
relation
4
Musical interval of five notes
In music, the distance between two notes that are five steps apart, including both notes.
خطأ شائع:
Learners might think 'fifth' means 'fifths' as fractions, not realizing it's a music term here.
المرادفات
perfect fifth (Most common type of fifth; specific tuning ratio.)
الأضداد
fourth (A smaller musical interval by one step.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
perfect fifth
|play a fifth
|ascending fifth
الموضوعات
music
|arts_entertainment
أمثلة
- The song opens with a perfect fifth interval.
- He practiced playing ascending fifths on the piano.
- A perfect fifth sounds very harmonious in Western music.
- They tuned the strings by matching perfect fifths.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The music starts with a perfect fifth.
- He can play a fifth on the guitar.
- A perfect fifth sounds nice.
- We learned about a perfect fifth today.
القواعد
التعبيرات
plead the Fifth
1/plˈid ðə fˈɪfθ/
idiom
Invoke right to remain silent in court
To say you will not answer questions in court because it might make you guilty.
أمثلة
- She pleaded the Fifth when asked about her business dealings.
- The defendant chose to plead the Fifth on that question.
take the Fifth
1/tˈeɪk ðə fˈɪfθ/
idiom
Refuse to answer questions legally
To not answer a question in court because your answer could make you guilty of something.
أمثلة
- When asked about his involvement, he decided to take the Fifth.
- The witness took the Fifth during cross-examination.