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four
[ fawr, fohr ]
noun
- a cardinal number, three plus one.
- a symbol of this number, 4 or IV or IIII.
- a set of this many persons or things.
- a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with four pips.
- fours, Jazz. alternate four-bar passages, as played in sequence by different soloists:
with guitar and piano trading fours.
- Automotive.
- an automobile powered by a four-cylinder engine.
- the engine itself.
adjective
- amounting to four in number.
four
/ fɔː /
noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- a numeral, 4, IV, etc, representing this number
- something representing, represented by, or consisting of four units, such as a playing card with four symbols on it
- Also calledfour o'clock four hours after noon or midnight
- cricket
- a shot that crosses the boundary after hitting the ground
- the four runs scored for such a shot
- rowing
- a racing shell propelled by four oarsmen pulling one oar each, with or without a cox
- the crew of such a shell
determiner
- amounting to four
four thousand eggs
four times
- ( as pronoun )
four are ready
Word History and Origins
Origin of four1
Word History and Origins
Origin of four1
Idioms and Phrases
- on all fours. all fours ( def 3 ).
More idioms and phrases containing four
- between you and me and (the four walls)
- on all fours
Example Sentences
The plane, operated by Emerald Airlines for Aer Lingus, had travelled from Edinburgh to Belfast with four crew and no passengers on board.
On four occasions a team have been outside the top four at Christmas and won the title - including last season.
Kyren Williams rushed for 122 yards, Kam Curl forced a fumble and the Rams defense kept Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers mostly at bay as the Rams extended their winning streak to four games.
It was the third time in the last four games that the usually sure-handed Andrews has finished with more turnovers than assists.
While New York does not have the death penalty, he faces four federal charges, including murder and stalking, which could make him eligible for the punishment.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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