seven

The number 7; not an adjective.

• 🇫🇷Nombre 7 ; n'est pas un adjectif.

1. Being one more than six A1 formal

   The cardinal number that is one more than six; representing the quantity of seven.

   • There are seven days in a week.
   • She has seven apples in her basket.
   • The team scored seven goals in the match.

   🇫🇷sept (numéral cardinal)

• more seven comparative form
• most seven superlative form

A noun referring to the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one, or a playing card with seven pips on its face.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant le nombre entier qui est la somme de six et de un, ou une carte à jouer portant sept points sur sa face.

1. The number 7 A1 formal

   The cardinal number that is the sum of six and one.

   • There are seven days in a week.
   • She has seven apples in her basket.
   • The number seven is considered lucky in many cultures.

   🇫🇷le nombre sept

2. Playing card A2 formal

   One of four playing cards in a standard deck with seven pips on the face.

   • He played the seven of hearts.
   • She drew a seven from the deck.
   • The seven of spades was the winning card.

   🇫🇷sept (carte à jouer)

   Synonymes: seven-spot

• sevens plural form
• sevens' possessive plural form
• seven's possessive singular form

The cardinal numeral representing the quantity of seven units; the seventh positive integer following six; a prime number frequently associated with luck, mysticism, and spiritual completeness in various cultural, religious, and historical contexts. Also functions as a noun (denoting the symbol, quantity, or group of seven), adjective/determiner (modifying nouns to indicate quantity), and pronoun (standing in for a plural noun phrase).

• 🇫🇷Adjectif numéral cardinal désignant le nombre sept, utilisé pour compter des objets, des personnes ou des unités; s'emploie aussi comme nom masculin (le chiffre sept), comme déterminant, ou comme pronom indéfini dans certains contextes.

1. Cardinal numeral: the number 7 A1 formal

   Used to denote a quantity of seven persons or things; the seventh positive integer in the sequence of natural numbers; a prime number often symbolizing perfection, luck, or completeness in mythology, religion, and folklore; represents a septet, septuplet, or septuple quantity in counting, mathematics, and everyday usage.

   • There are seven days in a week.
   • She saved seven dollars for the toy.
   • Seven plus seven equals fourteen.
   • They traveled across seven countries last year.
   • He caught seven fish during the weekend trip.

   🇫🇷Cardinal numéral sept

2. Noun: the number, symbol, or group of seven A2 formal

   A noun referring to the cardinal number seven; the numeral symbol 7 or VII; a set, collection, or group consisting of seven items; a playing card, domino, or die face displaying seven pips (typically on dominoes); a team, ensemble, or musical group of seven members.

   • The number seven appears frequently in religious texts.
   • He rolled a double seven in the game.
   • The jazz seven performed at the festival.
   • She picked the seven of hearts from the deck.
   • In rugby, the seven refers to a variant of the sport.

   🇫🇷le chiffre sept

3. Adjective/Determiner: amounting to seven A1 formal

   Used attributively before a noun to indicate that the quantity or number of the noun is seven; modifies plural countable nouns to specify exact quantity.

   • They booked a seven-night vacation.
   • We need seven more signatures to petition.
   • The recipe requires seven cups of broth.
   • She completed seven marathons in her career.
   • Seven universities collaborated on the research.

   🇫🇷adjectif numéral cardinal (sept)

4. Pronoun: seven people or things (plural) B1 formal

   Used as a pronoun to refer to seven previously mentioned or understood persons or things; takes plural verb agreement.

   • Fourteen applied, but only seven were hired.
   • I invited twenty students; seven stayed behind.
   • How many seats do you need? — Seven will be perfect.
   • Several bands auditioned, but seven advanced to the finals.
   • Of the essays submitted, seven were published.

   🇫🇷sept (pronom indéfini)

• seventh ordinal