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11 8.8
To give something a score of five on a review or rating
  • verb
  • /faɪv/
translation icon : puntuar con cinco
  • So yeah, I ended up giving this book five stars.
  • high-fived
  • fived each other
  • fived a fan

Examples

  • We already fived on it.

  • I'm going to love it giving this five star.

  • Just on listen to what's on the go and rate US five stars.

  • The movie received a perfect score because the critics decided to five it.

  • After watching the performance, he couldn't help but five the talented actors.

  • The restaurant's exquisite dishes led her to five them on the review site.

Antonyms

zero
  • Specialized
46 1.0

The point on a scale that marks no amount, for example the freezing temperature of water

Idioms

An announcement in a store asking staff to clean a mess in an aisle right away

9.9

You say this when you are very sure something will happen

gimme a five
  • Informal
9.9

To ask someone to touch your raised hand to celebrate

A clearly false statement said when people refuse to accept facts

Phrasal Verbs

to take five
  • Informal
28 4.2

Have a short break for about five minutes

to high five
  • Informal
12 2.7

To touch or slap someone's raised hand with your own to celebrate

to count to five
  • Informal
1 3.0

Pause and calm yourself by counting from one to five before reacting

Compounds

117 1.0

A number equal to 500

107 1.0

A person or thing that is five years old

high five
  • Informal
29 2.6

A gesture two people make by slapping raised open hands together to celebrate

high-five
  • Informal
11 2.0

A gesture where two people each raise one hand and slap palms to celebrate

A very comfortable, expensive hotel with excellent service and many facilities

4 1.0

A piece of United States paper money worth five dollars

category five
  • Specialized
4 6.3

The strongest hurricane level has winds so high they can destroy buildings

4 2.7

A period of five years for a contract or other agreement

A very positive rating that says a product or service is top quality

A number equal to 125

five hundred
  • Australian
1 8.9

A card game for two or more where each player has five cards and bidder must take three tricks

The highest quality score on a five-point scale

An act of stealing small items from a shop, often said as a joke

five iron
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A golf club with an iron head used for mid-distance shots

A ground Chinese spice mix made from star anise, fennel, pepper, cloves and cinnamon

five-hitter
  • Jargon
1 8.4

A baseball game where a pitcher allows exactly five hits

five-spot
  • Slang
1 7.8

A paper bill worth five dollars in the United States

1 7.9

A gun that fires .45 bullets and is held in one hand

A number equal to 175

A number that is five more than one hundred thirty

A plant with a five-petaled flower that people use in home herbal remedies

A simple practice using all five fingers to improve their speed and control

A North American plant with shiny dark red stems and leaves shaped like five fingers

A small wild plant from eastern North America with clusters of bristly blue flowers

The number showing the position five hundred in a list

A group of five Iroquois tribes in northeastern North America that make rules and fight together when needed

five-needled
  • Specialized
9.3

Trees like pines that have five needles in each group

A flower with five petals

A small forest plant with a low leaf cluster and tiny green flowers on thin stems

7.7

A game piece like a card or die that shows five spots

9.9

A small California wildflower with white petals each showing a dark purple spot

6.8

A very senior navy officer ranked with five stars during wartime

A number equal to 155

The number after one hundred four and before one hundred six

Surface Forms

five infinitive
fived past
fived past participle
fiving present participle
fives third person singular

Etymology

The verb five comes from the number five and the idea of a five-point score or 'five stars' used in ratings, so to five something is to give it the score of 'five'. That's why people say they 'fived' a movie when they gave it the top mark of five.