Four Definition

fôr
noun
The cardinal number between three and five; 4; IV.
Webster's New World
The fourth in a set or sequence.
American Heritage
Any group of four people or things.
Webster's New World
Something numbered four or having four units, as a playing card, face of a die, etc.
Webster's New World

(countable) The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
Totaling one more than three.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Four

Noun

Singular:
four
Plural:
fours

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Origin of Four

  • Middle English fower, from Old English fēower, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from previous pre-Grimm Proto-Germanic *petwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Cognate with German vier, Gothic (fidw), Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (tessares), Latin quattuor (French quatre, Portuguese quatro), Old Norse fjórir (Danish fire), Russian четыре (četýre), Sanskrit चतुर् (catur).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English fēower kwetwer- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Four Sentence Examples

  • We actually have four children now.

  • He's four years older than I am.

  • In the study were four gentlemen of the diplomatic corps.

  • They might call a halt here or we'll have to do another four miles without eating.

  • I don't mean the four attempts on the one case.

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Words Starting With

FFOFOU

Words Ending With

RUROUR

Unscrambles

four

Words Starting With F and Ending With R

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Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With F4 Letter Words Ending With R