Meaning
Coming after the third one in a line or an order; number four.
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Word origin
From Old English feorþa, formed from feower, the old word for four.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- feorþa
- English cognates
- four, forty
Examples
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"Fourth" counts up from the ground: first, second, third, fourth.
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"The fourth time" means it has now happened four times.
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Here "fourth" says her place: three runners finished before her.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 22, lesson 1: fourth, standard, exchange and 7 more words.