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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.
Jazz.fours, 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
/ 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 called: four 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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of four1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of four1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Norris hit the back of Piastri's car on the pit straight with four laps to go as George Russell took Mercedes' first victory of the season with a controlled drive.
Tennis correspondent Russell Fuller compared them to "day three or four" at Wimbledon.
She has beaten four top-15 players over the past five days, including reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys.
The government has already announced plans for five local inquiries, to be held in Oldham and four other areas yet to be named.
"What I mean by that is the next three to four years," she told Holyrood's economy and fair work committee.
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