six

The word “six” means the number after five and before seven; 6. In plain terms, the number 6 — or, in cricket, a shot worth six runs.

“Six” is pronounced sihks (/sɪks/ in IPA).

Here is “six” used in a sentence: “She has six brothers and sisters.”

Depending on how it is used, “six” can be a num and a noun.

The word “six” comes from Latin. From Old English six, tracing back to the ancient Proto-Indo-European word for the number, related to Latin sex and Greek hex.

“Six” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Six” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the number after five and before seven; 6.

Seven comes immediately after six, and five comes just before it, so six sits sixth in the sequence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. As an ordinal number it becomes 'sixth,' the position right after fifth. Written as a numeral it is simply 6.

Six is written 'VI' in Roman numerals — the symbol V, meaning five, followed by I, meaning one, so five plus one. You still see numerals like this on some clock faces, book and chapter headings, and the names of monarchs, such as Edward VI or George VI.

Yes. Six is even because it divides exactly by two, giving three with nothing left over. It is also the first 'perfect number,' since its smaller divisors — one, two, and three — add up to six itself. A group of six is often called a half-dozen.