to five
- verb
- /faɪv/
- So yeah, I ended up giving this book five stars.
- high-fived
- fived each other
- fived a fan
Examples
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We already fived on it.
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I'm going to love it giving this five star.
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Just on listen to what's on the go and rate US five stars.
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The movie received a perfect score because the critics decided to five it.
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After watching the performance, he couldn't help but five the talented actors.
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The restaurant's exquisite dishes led her to five them on the review site.
Antonyms
- Specialized
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
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Pause and calm yourself by counting from one to five before reacting
Compounds
- Informal
A gesture two people make by slapping raised open hands together to celebrate
- Informal
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
- Specialized
The strongest hurricane level has winds so high they can destroy buildings
- Australian
A card game for two or more where each player has five cards and bidder must take three tricks
A ground Chinese spice mix made from star anise, fennel, pepper, cloves and cinnamon
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
A group of five Iroquois tribes in northeastern North America that make rules and fight together when needed
A small forest plant with a low leaf cluster and tiny green flowers on thin stems
Surface Forms
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.