five
gb/fˈaɪv/ us/fˈaɪv/
A1
Engelsk
~ 800
Betydninger
0 betydninger
Substantiv
A1
quantity
1
The number 5
The number that comes after four and before six.
Bruksmønster:
[number] [countable noun]
Vanlig feil:
Learners sometimes confuse 'five' with 'fifth', which is the ordinal form meaning position number five.
Synonymer
5 (Numerical digit representing the same quantity in symbolic form.)
Antonymer
four (Represents one less than five.)
Ordkombinasjoner
five years
|five minutes
|five people
|five times
Temaer
mathematics
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Eksempler
- She has five apples in her basket.
- The meeting will start in five minutes.
- Five students won awards this year.
- He is five years old.
- The bus arrives at five o’clock.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
- I have five books.
- We will meet in five minutes.
- There are five cats in the room.
- My brother is five years old.
- The clock shows five.
Substantiv
B1
entity
2
A set of five items or people
A group that has five people or things in it.
Bruksmønster:
a [noun] of five
Vanlig feil:
Learners may confuse this with the numeral meaning, not realizing it refers to a collective group.
Synonymer
quintet (More formal or musical term for a group of five.)
Antonymer
four (A group with one fewer member than a group of five.)
Ordkombinasjoner
starting five
|group of five
|big five
Temaer
sports
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Eksempler
- The basketball team’s starting five played well.
- We formed a group of five for the project.
- The big five animals are popular with safari tourists.
- Only five came to the meeting.
- The band performed as a five.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
- Our class made a team of five.
- There are five in my family.
- We saw five lions together.
- The basketball team has a strong starting five.
- They work as a group of five.
Grammatikk
Oppslagsform
five
IPA
GB/fˈaɪv/
US/fˈaɪv/
Stavelser og trykk
five (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (five)
Bøyingsformer
Noun
- Base: five
- Plural: fives
Ordfamilie
Uttrykk
give me five
1/ɡˈɪv mˈi fˈaɪv/
fixed phrase
informal
Request for a high-five gesture
You say this when you want someone to slap your hand in greeting or celebration.
Eksempler
- After scoring the goal, he shouted, 'Give me five!' to his teammate.
- She laughed and said, 'Give me five!' when we finished the project.
high five
1/hˈaɪ fˈaɪv/
fixed phrase
Celebratory hand slap gesture
When two people raise a hand each and hit them together to show happiness or greeting.
Eksempler
- They exchanged a high five after winning the match.
- She gave him a high five when he solved the problem.
take five
1/tˈeɪk fˈaɪv/
idiom
informal
Take a short rest break
To stop working for a short time, usually around five minutes.
Eksempler
- Let's take five before we continue with the meeting.
- They decided to take five after two hours of rehearsal.