/fɔː/
Translation
The number 4, one more than three.
Word origin
From Old English feower, the common Germanic word for the number 4.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- feower
Examples
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"Four" tells us how many legs - 4.
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Here "four" counts the hours.
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Here "four" tells us the number of seasons.
Where this fits
Used in
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Grammar articles
(27)Adjective order in English: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose
Causative have and get in English: have something done, get something done and having someone do it
Cleft sentences in English: it was X who, what I need is, and how to move the emphasis
Comparatives and superlatives in English: the complete guide
Compound nouns in English: car park, coffee cup, and why GREENhouse is not green HOUSE
Conditional sentences in English: the four types explained
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
This, That, These and Those: How to Point at Things in English
Dummy subjects in English: it's raining, there's a problem, and why the subject slot is never empty
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, neither do I, and the words you are allowed to leave out
For, since, already, yet and still in English: which word, and where it goes in the sentence
Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
Future tense in English: will, going to and more explained
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Indirect questions in English: Could you tell me where the station is, and the word order that goes with it
Mixed conditionals in English: past causes with present results, and present causes with past results
Modal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Modals of deduction in English: must be, might be, could be and can't be
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Phrasal verbs exercises: 80 questions with answers
Phrasal Verbs with Go: 14 Meanings You Actually Need
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
Present simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
English Slang and Informal Words: What Real People Say
English tenses explained: all 12 with a master table
Word formation in English: how suffixes build word families and give away the part of speech
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