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

1. crap ²( def 3a ).

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 calledseven o'clock seven hours after noon or midnight

determiner

1. 1. amounting to seven

      seven swans a-swimming

   2. ( as pronoun ) hepta-septi-

      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

They’re pint-sized in comparison to a full-size office copier and weigh as little as six or seven pounds.

From Popular-Science

TikTok is a significant business for Gallery Media, earning mid-seven-figures of revenue last year.

From Digiday

In another report from September 2019, officials were described as “relieving” a couple in Dikan of their seven acres of grape fields.

From Washington Post

Despite those costs, Shop Holiday is bringing in mid-seven-figures of revenue for its direct sold advertising business, which will account for 15% of the company’s overall fourth-quarter revenue.

From Digiday

Health officials are advising attendees to “consider waiting” at least five to seven days past the event before getting tested for the coronavirus, because they could develop covid-19, the disease the virus causes, despite a negative test earlier on.

From Washington Post

Submission is set in a France seven years from now that is dominated by a Muslim president intent on imposing Islamic law.

From The Daily Beast

The Pentagon said Faal served in the Air Force for seven years, during which time he became a U.S. citizen.

From The Daily Beast

The Air Force has about seven pilots for every eight drone pilot slots, in other words.

From The Daily Beast

If you answered seven or more of these correctly, you are eligible for a lifetime supply of Metamucil.

From The Daily Beast

Since the age of six or seven, Wendy Roome knew something was terribly wrong about her.

From The Daily Beast

The Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change, makes good Musick.

From Project Gutenberg

She began the study of drawing at the age of thirty, and her first attempt in oils was made seven years later.

From Project Gutenberg

Edwin Clayhanger invited me to go over the printing-works at half-past six, and it's twenty-five minutes to seven now.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1848 there were only seven priests in Birmingham, and but seventy in the whole diocese.

From Project Gutenberg

At a quarter past seven he took his leave and we let drop our anchor where we were, off Cape Tekke.

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