Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give someone five

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables
give -some-one -five
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To slap someone's hand in greeting or celebration.

Inflected Forms

gives someone five (present, singular) giving someone five (participle, present) gave someone five (past) given someone five (participle, past)

Phrases

put it there

Frequently Paired Words

put it there

Synonyms

slap someone five

Questions

What does give someone five mean?
To slap someone's hand in greeting or celebration.

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