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four

[ fawr, fohr ]

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

adjective

amounting to four in number.

four

/ ��ɔː /

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
1. a shot that crosses the boundary after hitting the ground
2. the four runs scored for such a shot
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

determiner

1. amounting to four
  four thousand eggs
  four times
2. ( as pronoun )
  four are ready

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of four¹

before 1000; Middle English four, fower, Old English ��ŧ�Ƿɱ��; cognate with Old High German fior ( German vier ), Gothic fidwor; akin to Latin quattuor, Greek ��é�� ( Attic ��é�ٳٲ�� )

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of four¹

Old English ��ŧ�Ƿɱ�� ; related to Old Frisian �ھ�ū�ɱ�� , Old Norse ��ō�� , Old High German fior , Latin quattuor , Greek tessares , Sanskrit catur

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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

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Example Sentences

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But fewer than four in 10 men take up the offer.

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Interior Minister Moshe Arbel denied entry to all four individuals following an interrogation, the population authority said according to the Times of Israel.

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And seemingly every time he got ahead, catcher Austin Barnes quickly dialed up a splitter, using his signature pitch for all four of his strikeouts in the game.

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Britain's Joyce, who looked sharp at times but allowed Hrgovic to take charge, has now lost four of his last five fights.

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The breeze was proving no problem at all for the hosts as they moved through the gears, and Hastings finished off a sweeping move for a try number four.

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