亚洲网紅露点

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

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. sevens, (used with a singular verb) fan-tan ( def 1 ).


adjective

  1. amounting to seven in number.

verb phrase

seven

/ 藞蝉蓻惫蓹苍 /

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 calledseven o'clock seven hours after noon or midnight
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

determiner

    1. amounting to seven

      seven swans a-swimming

    2. ( as pronoun ) hepta-septi-

      you've eaten seven already

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

亚洲网紅露点 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 丑别辫迟谩, Polish siedem, Sanskrit 蝉补辫迟谩
Discover More

亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of seven1

Old English seofon; related to Gothic sibun, German sieben, Old Norse sjau, Latin septem, Greek hepta, Sanskrit 蝉补辫迟谩
Discover More

Idioms and Phrases

see at sixes and sevens ; in seventh heaven .
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Forget that five and seven are different numbers or that for the Lakers to play an actual Game 7 in this first-round playoff series against Minnesota, they need to win two more times.

From

At least seven have been built here over the past two years, including one by a small dam that regulates Sergele's water supply, rendering it off limits to villagers.

From

The Angels last appeared in the playoffs 11 years ago, the Ducks seven years ago.

From

Hush was found guilty of nine charges, Cox two, Sharoudi seven and Brown a total of six.

From

Spain has a high voltage line that came into service seven years ago, meaning it is well-tested, Prof Bell said.

From

Advertisement

Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


蝉猫惫别Seven against Thebes