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four

[ fawr, fohr ]

noun

  1. a cardinal number, three plus one.
  2. a symbol of this number, 4 or IV or IIII.
  3. a set of this many persons or things.
  4. a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with four pips.
  5. fours, Jazz. alternate four-bar passages, as played in sequence by different soloists:

    with guitar and piano trading fours.

  6. Automotive.
    1. an automobile powered by a four-cylinder engine.
    2. the engine itself.


adjective

  1. amounting to four in number.

four

/ ´ÚÉ”Ë /

noun

  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
  2. a numeral, 4, IV, etc, representing this number
  3. something representing, represented by, or consisting of four units, such as a playing card with four symbols on it
  4. Also calledfour o'clock four hours after noon or midnight
  5. cricket
    1. a shot that crosses the boundary after hitting the ground
    2. the four runs scored for such a shot
  6. rowing
    1. a racing shell propelled by four oarsmen pulling one oar each, with or without a cox
    2. the crew of such a shell
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

determiner

    1. amounting to four

      four thousand eggs

      four times

    2. ( as pronoun )

      four are ready

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of four1

before 1000; Middle English four, fower, Old English ´Úŧ´Ç·É±ð°ù; cognate with Old High German fior ( German vier ), Gothic fidwor; akin to Latin quattuor, Greek ³Ùé²õ²õ±ð°ù±ð²õ ( Attic ³Ùé³Ù³Ù²¹°ù±ð²õ )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of four1

Old English ´Úŧ´Ç·É±ð°ù ; related to Old Frisian ´Ú¾±Å«·É±ð°ù , Old Norse ´ÚÂáÅ°ù¾±°ù , Old High German fior , Latin quattuor , Greek tessares , Sanskrit catur
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. on all fours. all fours ( def 3 ).

More idioms and phrases containing four

  • between you and me and (the four walls)
  • on all fours
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Example Sentences

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"I guess you could argue you're paying for a game that four people could play," she said.

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On Wednesday night in the US Senate, four Republicans joined with Democrats to support rescinding the emergency declaration that justifies Trump's earlier Canada tariffs.

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Last year, the Housing Ministry estimated that the country needs between 600,000 and one million new homes over the next four years in order to meet demand.

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Brosnan, who fronted the “Bond†franchise across four films from 1995 to 2002, said in a recent interview that he thinks his “Greatest†co-star “would be very good†for the iconic role.

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The rest of the playoffs he hit .321 with four home runs and 16 RBIs to help the Dodgers to their eighth title, and second in his five years with the team.

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