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. The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.
2. A card bearing seven pips.

Concepts

seven

seventh

7

seven-spot

sevens

vii

VII

heptad

sevener

septenary

septet

number seven

seventy

Hyphenated as

se‧ven

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛvn̩/

Etymology

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

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 .

Water cascaded through seven carved lion's heads into small basins on the sidewalk .