four
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology
Middle English fower < Old English fēower < Proto-Germanic *fiþworiz < Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Cognate with German vier, French quatre, Portuguese quatro, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐍅𐍉𐍂 (fidwor), Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (tessares), Latin quattuor, Old Norse fjórir (Danish fire), Russian четыре (četýre), Sanskrit चतुर् (catur).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) enPR: fô, IPA: /fɔː/, SAMPA: /fO:/
- (US) enPR: fôr, IPA: /fɔːɹ/, /foʊɹ/, SAMPA: /fO:r/, /foUr/
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- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)
- Homophones: for, fore
[edit] Cardinal number
four (ordinal fourth)
- (cardinal) The number after three and before five; 4; one plus three; two plus two; two times two. The typical number of fingers, other than the thumb, on one hand. This many: ••••.
- (Cleanup of this sense is being sought)+: Describing a set or group with four components.
[edit] Translations
the cardinal number 4
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set or group with four components
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[edit] Noun
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four (countable and uncountable; plural fours)
- (countable) The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
- (cricket, countable) A score of 4 runs.
- (rowing) quadruple sculls
[edit] Translations
the digit or figure 4
in cricket
in rowing
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[edit] See also
Look at pages starting with four.
Symbols of number four in various numeral systems
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[edit] French
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[edit] Noun
four m. (plural fours)
