Definition of four
1 : a number that is one more than three — see number table
2 : the fourth in a set or series the four of hearts
3 : something having four units or members: such asa : a 4-oared racing shell or its crewb : a 4-cylinder engine or automobile
four
adjectivefour
pronoun, plural in constructionExplore Merriam-Webster
Examples of four in a Sentence
“What time is it?” “It's four.”
I leave each day at four.
Recent Examples of four from the Web
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Beast Crawl Start on all fours with hips stacked over knees, shoulders stacked over wrists.
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Begin on all fours with your knees hips-width apart and your wrists stacked over your shoulders.
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MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK: Peter King on Randy Moss, equality and commencement speeches * * * FOUR DOWNS 1.
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The team then made it to three straight final fours from 2011 to 2013 before winning the championship again in 2014.
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That leaves the 3 and 4 spots, where the Kings could use a floor-spacer with the length, if not the strength, to check both stretch fours and wings.
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Experiments to turn Julius Randle and Larry Nance Jr. into stretch-fours have mostly come up short.
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A. Start on all fours with wrists below shoulders and knees below hips.
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Several other houses on the street were missing roofs, and some were buttressed by two-by-fours.
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Origin and Etymology of four
Middle English, from four adjective, from Old English fēower; akin to Old High German fior four, Latin quattuor, Greek tessares, tettares
Other Number-Related Terms
FOUR Defined for English Language Learners
four
playDefinition of four for English Language Learners
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: the number 4
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: the fourth in a set or series
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: four o'clock
FOUR Defined for Kids
Definition of four for Students
1 : one more than three : two times two : 4
2 : the fourth in a set or series
Headscratcher for four
Four is the only number whose name is spelled with the quantity of letters that matches its value.
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