Main Entry:

four

Pronunciation:

\fȯr\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from four adjective, from Old English fēower; akin to Old High German fior four, Latin quattuor, Greek tessares, tettares

Date:

before 12th century

1 — see number table2: the fourth in a set or series <the four of hearts>3: something having four units or members: as a: a 4-oared racing shell or its crew b: a 4-cylinder engine or automobile

— four adjective

— four pronoun, plural in construction