seven

[sev-uhn]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 6 plus 1.

2. a symbol for this number, as 7 or VII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

4. a playing card with seven pips.

5. (used with a singular verb),  sevens, fan-tan.

adjective

1. amounting to seven in number.

verb phrase

1. seven out,  crap.

seven

/ ˈsɛvən /

noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one and is a prime number See also number

2. a numeral, 7, VII, etc, representing this number

3. the amount or quantity that is one greater than six

4. anything representing, represented by, or consisting of seven units, such as a playing card with seven symbols on it

5. Also called: seven o'clock. seven hours after noon or midnight

determiner

1. 1. amounting to seven

      seven swans a-swimming

   2. ( as pronoun )

      you've eaten seven already

Word History and Origins

Origin of seven¹

before 900; Middle English seoven ( e ), seofne, seven, Old English seofon; cognate with German sieben, Gothic sibun; akin to Old Irish secht, Welsh saith, Latin septem, Greek heptá, Polish siedem, Sanskrit saptá

Word History and Origins

Origin of seven¹

Old English seofon; related to Gothic sibun, German sieben, Old Norse sjau, Latin septem, Greek hepta, Sanskrit saptá

Idioms and Phrases

see at sixes and sevens; in seventh heaven.

Example Sentences

With the international break ongoing, clubs are left to reflect on their seven league matches so far.

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Two members indicated they favored one more cut, and seven wanted to keep rates where they are.

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Although seven other people have filed paperwork to run for her seat, none have the fundraising muscle or name recognition to mount a major campaign.

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It won't have helped that Sarah Ferguson has been in her own Epstein email scandal - with seven of her UK charities severing ties with her.

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About one in seven said they planned to buy a new computer.

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