foursome (redirected from foursomes)

four·some  (fôrsm, fr-)

n.

1. A group of four persons or things, especially two couples.

2.

a. A game, especially a golf match, played by four persons, usually competing in pairs.

b. The players in such a game.

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[Middle English four-som, from Old English fowra sum, one of four : fowra, genitive pl. of fower, four; see four + sum, one; see -some².]

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foursome [ˈfɔːsəm]

n

1. a set or company of four

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations) Sport a game between two pairs of players, esp a form of golf in which each partner in a pair takes alternate strokes at the same ball Compare four-ball, greensome

3. (modifier) of or performed by a company of four a foursome competition

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Foursome two pairs of golfers—Wilkes, 1867.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	foursome - four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." quartette, quartet assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place quadrumvirate - a group of four men
	2.	foursome - the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one 4, four, IV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad, quaternary digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"

Translations

foursome [ˈfɔːsəm] N → grupo m de cuatro

foursome [ˈfɔː^rsəm] n

(= quartet) → quatuor m

(= game of four players) → partie f à quatre
four-star petrol n (British) → super(carburant) m

foursome [ˈfɔːsəm] n (game) → partita a quattro
we went in a foursome → siamo andati in quattro

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foursome [ˈfɔːsəm] n (game) → partita a quattro
we went in a foursome → siamo andati in quattro