seven

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/ˈsɛvən/

noun 3num 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

full, half, left

I've been waiting here for half seven, but my friend still hasn't arrived.

VERB + SEVEN

arrive, back, closes, get, past, pirates, raining, sailed

The store closes at seven every evening, so we need to hurry.

SEVEN + NOUN

children, days, london, morning, o'clock, seas, women

The alarm went off at seven o'clock and I had to get out of bed.

PREP.

in, in, than, up

My flight arrives in seven hours, so I need to finish packing soon.

ADV.

already

It's already seven o'clock and we haven't even started dinner yet.

Definitions

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.

1 Now Iericho was straitly shut vp, because of the children of Israel: none went out, & none came in. 2 And the Lord said vnto Ioshua, See, I haue giuen into thine hand Iericho, and the King thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 3 And ye shall compasse the city, all yee men of warre, and goe round about the city once: thus shalt thou doe sixe dayes. 4 And seuen Priests shall beare before the Arke seuen trumpets of rams hornes: and the seuenth day yee shall compasse the city seuen times, and the Priests shall blow with the trumpets. 5 And it shall come to passe that when they make a long blast with the rammes-horne, and when ye heare the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout: and the wall of the citie shall fall downe flat, and the people shall ascend vp euery man straight before him.

The cabbalism of the number seven is emphasized, for in hell seven judges at each of seven gates take one of these divine laws away from her.

noun

The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.

He wrote three sevens on the paper.

A card bearing seven pips.

The soft drink 7 Up.

a whisky and seven

name

A river in North Yorkshire, England that flows through Rosedale to join the Rye.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the f

seven-spot

noun — the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

adjective — being one more than six

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

four score and seven years ago

Used (sometimes sarcastically) to indicate that a past event being mentioned is particularly important: a long time ago; many years ago.

It was established four score and seven years ago, and since that time its activities have been intertwined with the internal development of the Nation itself.

dance of the seven veils

A striptease performance.

And as for the next room, which was for the dances of the ‘Seven Veils’, I could not wait to see the mind-blowing performance! I joined the men in the queue and jostled my way into

fall seven times, stand up eight

One must not give up one's efforts, even those that are in vain.

cloud seven

Often in the phrase on cloud seven: a state of bliss, elation or happiness.

on cloud seven

In a state of elation; very happy; blissful.

Example Bank

1 Now Iericho was straitly shut vp, because of the children of Israel: none went out, & none came in. 2 And the Lord said vnto Ioshua, See, I haue giuen into thine hand Iericho, and the King thereof,

Wiktionary

The cabbalism of the number seven is emphasized, for in hell seven judges at each of seven gates take one of these divine laws away from her.

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The seven hampers for four boys and three girls were personalised to each patient, including overnight hotel stays, colouring books and self care items.

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He wrote three sevens on the paper.

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a whisky and seven

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The seven questions that an engineer has to ask himself are: who, what, when, where, why, how and how much.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, seven is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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