take five

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [teyk fahyv]
- /teɪk faɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [teyk fahyv]
- /teɪk faɪv/

Definitions of take five words

noun take five a cardinal number, four plus one. 1
noun take five a symbol for this number, as 5 or V. 1
noun take five a set of this many persons or things. 1
noun take five a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with five pips. 1
noun take five Informal. a five-dollar bill: Can you give me two fives for a ten? 1
adjective take five amounting to five in number. 1

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Origin of take five

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; 1925-30 for def 7; Middle English; Old English fīf; cognate with Dutch vijf, German fünf, Old Norse fimm, Gothic fimf, Latin quīnque, Greek pénte, Sanskrit pancha

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Parts of speech for Take five

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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take five popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for take five

verb take five

break it up — stop fighting
drop it — stop talking about it
drowse — to be sleepy or half-asleep.
ease off — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
ease up — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.

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