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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seven

/ˈsɛvən/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English

Syllables
se-ven
IPA
/ˈsɛvən/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

num

A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight.

num

Describing a group or set with seven elements.

noun

The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A card bearing seven pips.

Countable

noun

The soft drink 7 Up.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

name

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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 सप्त (saptá).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: seven, seofon, *sebun, *septḿ̥

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɛvən/
  • British English: /ˈsɛvən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

7 (alternative) VII (alternative) sev'n (alternative) sevens (plural)

Derived Forms

sevenbark Sevener sevenfold sevengill sevenish sevenless sevenling sevenness sevennight sevenpence sevenpenny sevenplex

Phrases

Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages all sixes and sevens at six and seven at sixes and sevens city of seven hills cloud seven dance of the seven veils deuce-to-seven lowball

Frequently Paired Words

seventh Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages

Synonyms

7 vii seven-spot sevener heptad septet septenary

Homonyms

Severn (one non-rhotic pronunciation)

Rhymes With

heaven eleven devon evan bevan kevan leaven devan levan beavan evon kevin

Questions

How do you pronounce seven?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛvən/.
What does seven mean?
A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight.
Where does seven come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce seven

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