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four

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four  (fôr, fr)
n.
1. The cardinal number equal to 3 + 1.
2. The fourth in a set or sequence.
3. Something having four parts, units, or members, such as a musical quartet or a four-cylinder engine.
Idiom:
all fours
All four limbs of an animal or person: a baby crawling on all fours.

[Middle English, from Old English fower; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

four adj. & pron.

four
Noun
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and three
2. a numeral, 4 or IV, representing this number
3. something representing or consisting of four units
4. Cricket a score of four runs, obtained by hitting the ball so that it crosses the boundary after hitting the ground
5. Rowing
a. a rowing boat propelled by four oarsmen
b. the crew of such a rowing boat
Adjective
amounting to four: four zones [Old English fēower]

Four a polo team; a rowing team; a hit at cricket in which four runs are scored, 1836.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fourfour - the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
2.four - a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips
dice, die - a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
domino - a small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots
spot - a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight-spot"
Adj.1.fourfour - being one more than three            
4, iv
cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
Translations
four [fɔːʳ] numcuatro;
on all fours → a gatas

four [fɔːʳ] numquatre;
on all fours → à quatre pattes

four [fɔːʳ] numvier;
on all fours → auf allen vieren

four [fɔːʳ] numquattro;
on all fours → a carponi

four
n four [foː]
1 the number or figure 4. vier الرَّقم 4 числото четири čtyři fire die Vier τέσσερα cuatro neli چهار neljä quatre אַרבַּע, אַרבָּעָה चार brojka ili broj četiri négy empat fjórir quattro 4, 넷 keturi četrinieks; četri angka empat vier fire(tall) czwórka quatro patru четыре, четвёрка štyri, štvorka štiri četiri fyra ตัวเลข 4 dört чотири عدد یا رقم 4 số bốn
2 the age of 4. vier عُمر الأربع سنوات възраст четири години čtyři (roky) fire år die Vier η ηλικία των τεσσάρων χρόνων cuatro años neli (aastat vana) چهار سالگی neljän vuoden ikä quatre ans גִּיל אַרבַּע चार साल की उम्र četiri godine négyéves umur fjögurra ára quattro anni 4歳 4세 ketverių metų amžius četru gadu vecums berumur empat tahun vier fireårsalder wiek 4 lat quatro anos patru ani четыре года štyri roky štiri leta četiri godine fyra อายุ 4 ปี dört yaşı 四歲 чотири роки عمر 4 lên bốn
adj
1 4 in number. vier الرابِع четири čtyři fire vier τέσσερις (στον αριθμό) cuatro neli چهار neljä quatre אַרבַּע चार skup od četvero ljudi négy empat fjórir quattro 4の 4의, 넷의 keturi četri nombor empat vier fire cztery quatro patru четвёртый štyri štiri broj četiri fyra จำนวน 4 dört 四個(人或物)的 четвертий تعداد میں 4 bốn
2 aged 4. vier عَمْرُه 4 سنوات на четири години čtyřletý fire år gammel vier που είναι τεσσάρων χρόνων de cuatro años nelja-aastane چهار ساله nelivuotias de quatre ans בֵּן אַרבַּע चार साल की उम्र četverogodišnji négyéves berumur fjögurra ára di quattro anni 4歳の 4세의 ketverių metų četrgadīgs umur empat tahun vier fire (år gammel) w wieku 4 lat de quatro anos de patru ani четырёхлетний štvorročný štirileten četiri godine star fyra ที่มีอายุ 4 ปี dört yaşında 四歲的 чотирирічний عمر میں 4 bốn tuổi
four-
having four (of something) a four-man team. viertal مُكَوَّن من أربَعَه имащ четири čtyř- fire- vier-... τετρα- (ως α΄ συνθ.) de cuatro nelja- چهار تایی neli- de quatre (...) אַרבַּע चार koji se sastoji od četiri dijela négyes empat með fjórum di quattro 4- 「4의」란 뜻의 연결형 keturių četr- empat vier- fire- cztero-, o czterech ... de quatro de patru (...) четырёх- štvor- štiri-... četvoro- fyr- กลุ่มที่มี 4 คน dörtlü/dört kişilik... 有四(人)的 чотири- چار کی عدد میں ہونا thuộc số bốn )的
n fourth
1 one of four equal parts. kwart جُزء من أربَعَه ، رُبْع една от четири еднакви части čtvrtina fjerdedel das Viertel ένα τέταρτο cuarto neljandik یک چهارم neljäsosa quatrième רֶבָע चौथा četvrtina negyed seperempat fjórði hluti quarto 4分の1 4분의 1 ketvirtoji (dalis) ceturtā [] satu per empat vierde fjerdedel czwarta (część) quarto o pă­tri­me четвёртая часть štvrtina četrtina četvrtina fjärdedel 1 ใน 4 dörtte biri, 1/4 四分之一 чверть چار برابر حصوں میں ایک một phần tư
2 (also adjective) the last of four (people, things etc); the next after the third. vierde الرابِع четвъртият čtvrtý fjerde der/die/das Vierte τέταρτος cuarto neljas چهارم neljäs quatrième רְבִיעִי चौथा četvrti (po redu) negyedik keempat fjórði quarto 4番目 (の) 4번째(의) ketvirtas(is) ceturtais keempat vierde fjerde czwarty quarto al patrulea четвёртый štvrtý četrti četvrti fjärde ที่ 4 dördüncü, 4.üncü 第四 четвертий چار میں سے آخری thứ tư 第四
n foursome
a group of four people, especially for playing games, eg golf We'll play in a foursome. viertal فرقة من أربَعَه каре čtveřice firemands- das Viererspiel, das Quartett τετράδα grupo de cuatro paarismäng, neljakesi گروه چهار نفری nelinpeli, nelistään à quatre רְבִיעִייָה चार लोगों का समूह četvero, četvorka páros berempat fjórmenningur partita giocata da due coppie; quartetto 4人組 4인조, (골프의) 포섬 ketvertas četru cilvēku grupa; četratā berempat viertal mellom/for fire czwórka quarteto în patru четвёрка; две пары štvorica četverica četverac foursome, fyrspel, sällskap på fyra personer กลุ่มที่มี 4 คน dörtlü 四人一組 гра в гольф між двома парами کسی کارگزاری میں لگا چار لوگوں کا مجموعہ nhóm bốn người
n four-year-old
a person or animal that is four years old. vier jaar oud في الرابِعة من العُمْر четири годишен čtyřletý (člověk, zvíře apod.) fire år gammel der/die Vierjährige τετράχρονος (για πρόσωπο ή ζώο) (persona) de cuatro años nelja-aastane هر چیز چهار ساله nelivuotias (individu, etc.) âgé de quatre ans בֵּן אַרבַּע कोई व्यक्ति या जानवर जिसकी उम्र चार साल की हो četverogodišnjak négyéves umur fjögurra ára gamall (persona, ecc.) di quattro anni 4歳の子 4세의 (사람[] 등) keturmetis četrus gadus vecs berusia empat tahun vierjarige fireåring czterolatek (pessoa) de quatro anos (persoană etc.) de patru ani человек, животное четырёх лет štvorročný, -á štiriletnik četvorogodišnjak fyraåring คนหรือสัตว์ที่มีอายุ 4 ขวบ dört yaşında kimse/şey 四歲 той, кому чотири роки چار سالہ người hoặc động vật bốn tuổi
adj
(of a person, animal or thing) that is four years old. vierjarige في الرابعة من العُمر на четири години čtyřletý fireårig vierjährig τετράχρονος de cuatro años nelja-aastane چهار ساله nelivuotias de quatre ans בַּעָל אַרבַּע - चार साल की उम्र के व्यक्ति या जानवर के संबंध में cetverogodišnji négyéves berumur fjögurra ára di quattro anni 4歳の 4세의 (사람[] 등) ketverių metų četrgadīgs berusia empat tahun vierjarig fireårs-, fireårig czteroletni de quatro anos de patru ani четырёхлетний štvorročný štirileten četvorogodišnji fyraårig ที่มีอายุ 4 ปี dört yaşında olan 四歲的 чотирирічний چار سال کی عمر کا thuộc về người, động vật hoặc vật bốn tuổi
on all fours
on hands and knees He went up the steep path on all fours. viervoetig على أربَعَه، على اليَدَيْن والرجلَيْن на четири крака po čtyřech på alle fire auf allen Vieren στα τέσσερα a gatas, a cuatro patas neljakäpakil چهار دست و پا nelinkontin à quatre pattes עַל אַרבַּע हाथ पांव पर cetveronoške négykézláb merangkak á fjórum fótum carponi, a quattro zampe 4つんばいで 네발로, 기어서 ant visų keturių četrrāpus merangkak op handen en voeten alle fire na czworakach de gatas de patru ani на четвереньках po štyroch po vseh štirih na sve četiri på alla fyra ด้วยมือและเข่า diz üstü 匍匐;爬行 на карачках چوپایہ کی مانند bò (bằng tay và đầu gối) 匍匐;


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Furthermore, lines two and three, four and five, six and seven, have the same tones on the even syllables.
Dear children,' said a poor man to his four sons, 'I have nothing to give you; you must go out into the wide world and try your luck.
There was a round score of muskets for the seven of us; the firewood had been built into four piles--tables, you might say--one about the middle of each side, and on each of these tables some ammunition and four loaded muskets were laid ready to the hand of the defenders.
 
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