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four

Pronunciation: /foɹ/

The English word “four” has 12 meanings listed here.

numeral

  1. A numerical value equal to 4; the number following three and preceding five.
  2. Describing a set or group with four elements.

noun

  1. The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
  2. Anything measuring four units, as length.
  3. Four o'clock.
  4. A person who is four years old.
  5. An event in which the batsmen run four times between the wickets or, more often, a batsman hits a ball which bounces on the ground before passing over a boundary, resulting in an award of 4 runs for the batting team. If the ball does not bounce before passing over the boundary, a six is awarded instead.
  6. A power forward.
  7. The shell itself.
  8. The crew rowing in a four boat.
  9. A regatta event for four boats.
  10. A four-pennyworth of spirits.

Etymology

PIE word *kʷetwóres Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Germanic *fedwōr Proto-West Germanic *feuwar Old English fēower Middle English four English four From Middle English four, from Old English fēower, from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from previous pre-Grimm *petwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of *kʷetwóres. Doublet of cuatro…

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