four

[four]

The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

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One more than three; twice two.

Noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

Adjective S.
being one more than three


a.
One more than three; twice two.

n.
The sum of four units; four units or objects.

n.
A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.

n.
Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four.


Four

Four , a. [OE. four, fower, feower, AS. fe'a2wer; akin to OS. fiwar, D. & G. vier, OHG. fior, Icel. fjrir, Sw. fyra, Dan. fire, Goth. fidwr, Russ. chetuire, chetvero, W. pedwar, L. quatuor, Gr. , , , Skr. catur. 302. Cf. Farthing, Firkin, Forty, Cater four, Quater-cousin, Quatuor, Quire of paper, tetrarch.] One more than three; twice two.

Four

Four, n. 1. The sum of four units; four units or objects. 2. A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv. 3. Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four. All fours. See All fours, in the Vocabulary.

One more than three; twice two.

The sum of four units; four units or objects.

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Usage Examples

Age appears to be best in four things old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.

At the age of four with paper hats and wooden swords we're all Generals. Only some of us never grow out of it.

Always expect the unexpected. Right around Thanksgiving, when the new Alex Cross will be out. It's called Four Blind Mice and it's a pretty amazing story about several murders inside the military.

And currently, there are four to five new works in the pipeline for upcoming celebrations such as the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Australian Federation, my 50th Birthday, and Sydney Dance Company's 25th Anniversary.

Any architectural project we do takes at least four or five years, so increasingly there is a discrepancy between the acceleration of culture and the continuing slowness of architecture.

After failing four times and after working for other people and realizing that nobody paid attention to the food like they should have, we wanted to just pay attention to the food and service.

All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

Misspelled Form

four, dfour, rfour, tfour, gfour, vfour, cfour, dour, rour, tour, gour, vour, cour, fdour, frour, ftour, fgour, fvour, fcour, fiour, f9our, f0our, fpour, flour, fiur, f9ur, f0ur, fpur, flur, foiur, fo9ur, fo0ur, fopur, folur, foyur, fo7ur, fo8ur, foiur, fojur, foyr, fo7r, fo8r, foir, fojr, fouyr, fou7r, fou8r, fouir, foujr, fouer, fou4r, fou5r, foutr, foufr, foue, fou4, fou5, fout, fouf, foure, four4, four5, fourt, fourf.

Other Usage Examples

At the end of four years' time, at graduation, we were down to 12. At our reunion that we had several years ago, only 1 out of the 52 actually made it to ordination and priesthood. So there you go, there's your numbers.

A great wind swept over the ghetto, carrying away shame, invisibility and four centuries of humiliation. But when the wind dropped people saw it had been only a little breeze, friendly, almost gentle.

'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge' took a year to record that's why the playing on it might sound somewhat labored. 'Balance,' on the other hand, was written and recorded in only four months, so the whole process was quicker and more immediate.

All of us kids ended up 'doing Mom.' There are four of us who've tried show business. Five if you insist on counting my sister the nun, who does liturgical dance.

After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquility of a political convention.

At the time the Sendmail program had a very poor reputation with respect to security, with four root vulnerabilities per year for two successive years.

A coach once told me there are four factors that determine a players' performance: his tactical awareness, his physical condition, his technical ability and his mental strength.

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