FOURTH Definition & Meaning

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fourth

[ fawrth, fohrth ]

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adjective

next after the third; being the ordinal number for four.
being one of four equal parts.
Automotive. of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than that of third gear for a given engine crankshaft speed, but not so great as that of fifth gear, if such exists:
fourth gear.

noun

a fourth part, especially of one (¼).
the fourth member of a series.
Music.
1. a tone on the fourth degree from a given tone (counted as the first).
2. the interval between such tones.
3. the harmonic combination of such tones.
Automotive. fourth gear:
She downshifted from fifth to fourth as we started up the hill.
the Fourth. Independence Day; the Fourth of July.

adverb

in the fourth place; fourthly.

fourth

/ ��ɔːθ /

adjective

1. coming after the third in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 4th
2. ( as noun )
  the fourth in succession
denoting the fourth forward ratio of a gearbox in motor vehicles

noun

music
1. the interval between one note and another four notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale
2. one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other See also perfect interval diminished
the fourth forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle
he changed into fourth as soon as he had passed me
a less common word for quarter

adverb

after the third person, position, event, etc

sentence connector

as the fourth point: linking what follows with the previous statements, as in a speech or argument

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of fourth¹

First recorded before 950; Middle English fourthe, Old English ��ŧ�Ƿɱ��ٳ�; four, -th ²

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He scored 29 points in the fourth quarter, a post-season record that still stands despite future Warriors like Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant trying their damnedest to knock it down.

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Townend told ITV that they had an "incredible team" after he secured his fourth Grade One win across the opening two days of the meeting.

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If there is a fall of the third American Republic, which seems to be in progress, maybe we need to be fighting for the fourth.

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In England there were 185.8 hours of sunshine in March, the Met Office says, the country recorded its sixth driest March and Wales its fourth driest since records began in 1836.

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Trainer seeking fourth victory in race, but suspicion is age, weight and longer trip may be against this one.

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