seven
ˈsɛvən
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Definition of seven - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

numberamounting to one more than six
  • She bought seven apples for the pie..
heptad septenary

Noun

1.
mathematicsthe number following six and before eight
  • Seven is considered a lucky number.
VII
2.
numbertime shown on a clock as 7 o'clock
  • The meeting is scheduled for seven.
seven o'clock
3.
gamecard with seven symbols in card games
  • He played a seven of hearts.
seven-spot
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Expressions with seven

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operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week
The store is open twenty-four seven.
group of seven people or things that are impressive
The new team of scientists is the magnificent seven of the research world.
keep trying despite many failures or setbacks
Fall seven times, stand up eight to succeed in life.
all the world's oceans
Sailors have ventured across the seven seas for centuries.
situation with many hidden aspects
The investigation was like a dance of the seven veils.
being seven more than forty
She just celebrated her forty-seven birthday.th

Origin of seven

Proto-Germanic, sebun (seven)

Terms with seven included in their meaning

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cardinal number
number following seven and preceding nine
eightadj.
number
being one more than seven
sixn.
mathematics
the number following five and before seven
time period
period of seven consecutive days used for timekeeping or observance
calendar
any one of the seven days in a week
previous week
in the previous seven days
cardinal number
the number after twenty-seven
cardinal number
the number after twenty-five and before twenty-seven

Examples of seven in a sentence

  • The team has seven players on the field.
  • The dice landed on a seven.
  • She turned seven last week.
  • She wakes up at seven every day.
  • The train departs at seven sharp.
  • She discarded a seven from her hand.

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  1. French:sept, sept heures, ...
  2. German:sieben, Sieben, ...
  3. Italian:sette, ...
  4. Spanish:siete, ...
  5. Portuguese:sete, ...
  6. Chinese:七, 数字七, ...
  7. Japanese:七つの, 七, ...
  8. Arabic:سَبْعَة, سَبْعٌ, ...
  9. Hebrew:שֶׁבַע, שֶׁבַע, ...
  10. Russian:семь, число семь, ...
  11. Ukrainian:сім, сімка, ...
  12. Hindi:सात, सात बजे, ...

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