seven

Meaning

Num

A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight. This many dots: (•••••••). Describing a group or set with seven elements.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.
2. (countable) A card bearing seven pips.
3. (countable, slang, uncountable) The soft drink 7 Up.

Synonyms

seventh

7th

7

seven-spot

septet

sevens

seventy

vii

sevener

heptad

VII

number seven

septenary

Translations

sept

7

siete

7

sieben

7

zeven

7

sette

7

sete

7

septem

7

set

7

yedi

7

επτά

sèt

heft

7

Sieben

7️⃣

εφτά

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛvn̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: seven

Inherited from Old English: seofon

Cognate with Scots: seiven

Cognate with Western Frisian: sân

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: soogen

Cognate with Low German: söven

Cognate with Dutch: zeven

Cognate with German: sieben

Cognate with Danish: syv

Cognate with Norwegian: sju

Cognate with Icelandic: sjö

Cognate with Latin: septem

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ἑπτά

Cognate with Russian: семь

Cognate with Sanskrit: सप्तन्

In summary

PIE word
*septḿ̥
From Middle English seven, from Old English seofon (“seven”), from Proto-West Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”).
Cognate with Scots seiven (“seven”), West Frisian sân (“seven”), Saterland Frisian soogen (“seven”), Low German söven (“seven”), Dutch zeven (“seven”), German sieben (“seven”), Danish syv (“seven”), Norwegian sju (“seven”), Icelandic sjö (“seven”), Latin septem (“seven”), Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “seven”), Russian семь (semʹ), Sanskrit सप्तन् (saptán).

Sentences

The Cards won in seven games .

In surprise finish , the final score was seven to five .

His father introduced him to boxing around the age of seven .

The title was passed down over seven generations and was held by nine persons .

Both paintings , along with seven others , were intended for Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery .

The average lifespan in pikas is roughly seven years in the wild .