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four

a numeral

Not to be confused with:

for – on behalf of; in favor of; because; since

fore – forward; front part; warning by golfer

four

(fôr)

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 fēower; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

four adj. & pron.

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four

(fɔː)

1. (Mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

2. (Mathematics) a numeral, 4, IV, etc, representing this number

3. (Games, other than specified) something representing, represented by, or consisting of four units, such as a playing card with four symbols on it

4. Also called: four o'clock four hours after noon or midnight

5. (Cricket) cricket

a. a shot that crosses the boundary after hitting the ground

b. the four runs scored for such a shot

6. (Rowing) rowing

a. a racing shell propelled by four oarsmen pulling one oar each, with or without a cox

b. the crew of such a shell

determiner

a. amounting to four: four thousand eggs; four times.

b. (as pronoun): four are ready.

[Old English fēower; related to Old Frisian fiūwer, Old Norse fjōrir, Old High German fior, Latin quattuor, Greek tessares, Sanskrit catur]

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four

(fɔr, foʊr)

n.

1. a cardinal number, three plus one.

2. a symbol of this number, 4 or IV or IIII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

a. an automobile powered by a four-cylinder engine.

b. the engine itself.

adj.

5. amounting to four in number.

[before 1000; Middle English four, fower, Old English fēower; c. Old Saxon fi(u)war, Old High German fior, Gothic fidwor]

Four

a polo team; a rowing team; a hit at cricket in which four runs are scored, 1836.

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Noun	1.	four - the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one IV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, 4, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad, foursome, quaternary 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 four-spot 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.	four - being one more than three 4, iv cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

four

determiner quartet She is married with four children.

Related words
combining forms quadri-, tetra-

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Translations

أَرْبَعَالرابِعالرَّقم 4عُمر الأربع سنواتعَمْرُه 4 سنوات

четири

quatreqüern

čtyřičtyřletý

firefire årfire år gammel

vierDoppelvierer

τέσσερα τέσσερις

kvar

cuatro

neli

neljänelonen

quatre

četiri

négy

empat

fjóriròrjátíu mínútur yfir/gengin, hálf-fjögurfjögurra árafjórar

quattro carponi il quattro quarto quarto secolo

四

keturiketvertasketvirtasketvirtasisketvirtoji

četrgadīgsčetričetrinieksčetru gadu vecums

patru

четыре четверо четвёрка

štyrištyri roky

štiri

четири

fyra

nne

สี่

dörtdört yaşıdört yaşında

чотири

bốn

四四个的四岁四岁的

four

[fɔːʳ]

A. ADJ → cuatro
see also corner A2

B. N

1. → cuatro m
to form fours → formar a cuatro, dividirse en grupos de cuatro
to make up a four for bridge → completar los cuatro para jugar al bridge

2. on all fours → a gatas
to go on all fours → ir a gatas
see five for usage

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

four

[ˈfɔː^r] num

→ quatre
She's four → Elle a quatre ans.

on all fours (= on hands and knees) → à quatre pattesfour-door [ˌfɔː^rˈdɔː^r] adj [car] → quatre portes, à quatre portesfour-engined plane n → quadrimoteur mfour-eyes [ˈfɔː^raɪz] n → binoclard(e) m/f four-leaf clover n → trèfle m à quatre feuillesfour-legged [ˌfɔː^rˈlɛgd] adj → à quatre pattesfour-legged friend n (humorous) → compagnon m à quatre pattesfour-letter word n → gros mot mfour-poster [ˌfɔː^rˈpəʊstə^r] n (also four-poster bed) → lit m à baldaquin

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four

adj → vier; open to the four winds → Wind und Wetter ausgesetzt; scattered to the four winds → in alle vier Winde zerstreut; the Four Hundred (US) → die oberen zehntausend

n → Vier f; on all fours → auf allen vieren; will you make up a four for bridge? → haben Sie Lust, beim Bridge den vierten Mann zu machen? ? also six

four

four-ball

n (Golf) → Vierer m

four-colour, (US) four-color

adj (Typ) → Vierfarb-; four advertisement → Vierfarbanzeige f; four printing → Vierfarbdruck m

four-cycle

adj (US) = four-stroke

four-dimensional

adj attr → vierdimensional

four-door

adj attr → viertürig

four-eyes

n sing (hum inf) → Bebrillte(r) mf (hum inf); (= woman also) → Brillenschlange f (hum inf)

four-figure

adj attr → vierstellig

fourfold

adj → vierfach

adv increase → um das Vierfache

four-footed

adj → vierfüßig

four-four time

n (Mus) → Viervierteltakt m

four-handed

adj (Mus) → vierhändig, für vier Hände, zu vier Händen

four-in-hand

n → Vierspänner m

four-leaf clover, four-leaved clover

n → vierblättriges Kleeblatt

four-legged

adj → vierbeinig

four-letter word

n → Vulgärausdruck m

four-minute mile

n → Vierminutenmeile f

four-part

adj attr series, programme → vierteilig; plan → aus vier Teilen bestehend; (Mus) → für vier Stimmen; harmony, choir → vierstimmig

four

four-poster (bed)

n → Himmelbett nt

fourscore

adj (obs) → achtzig

four-seater

adj → viersitzig

n → Viersitzer m

foursome

n → Quartett nt; (Sport) → Viererspiel nt; to go out in a four → zu viert ausgehen

foursquare

adj

(lit, = square) → viereckig

(fig: = firm) → unerschütterlich

adv

(lit, = squarely) → fest

(fig: = firmly) stand → fest, entschlossen

four-star

adj → Vier-Sterne-; four hotel/restaurant → Vier-Sterne-Hotel/-Restaurant nt

four-star general

n (US) → Vier-Sterne-General m

four-star petrol

n (Brit) → Super(benzin) nt

four-stroke

adj four engine → Viertaktmotor m

four

four-way

adj → zu viert; four valve → Vierwegeventil nt

four-way stop

n (US Aut) Kreuzung, an der alle Verkehrsteilnehmer Vorfahrt gewähren müssen

four-wheel drive, 4WD

n (Aut) → Vierradantrieb m; (vehicle) → Geländefahrzeug nt

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four

[fɔː]

1. adj → quattro inv

2. n → quattro m inv
on all fours → (a) carponi
for usage see five

four

(foː) noun

1. the number or figure 4.

2. the age of 4.

adjective

1. 4 in number.

2. aged 4.

four-

having four (of something). a four-man team.

fourth noun

1. one of four equal parts.

2. (also adjective) the last of four (people, things etc); the next after the third.

ˈfoursome noun

a group of four people, especially for playing games, eg golf. We'll play in a foursome.

ˈfour-year-old noun

a person or animal that is four years old.

adjective

(of a person, animal or thing) that is four years old.

on all fours

on hands and knees. He went up the steep path on all fours.

four

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