Definition/Meaning of four

• English - Numeral: four ( cardinal ) A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two . This many dots (••••) There are four seasons: winter , spring , summer and autumn . 1912 , Zane Grey , Riders of the Purple Sage , Chapter 8 Venters began to count them—one—two—three— four —on up to sixteen . Describing a set or group with four components . Derived terms Related terms fourth…
• English - Noun: four ( countable and uncountable , plural fours ) ( countable ) The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof . ( countable ) Anything measuring four units , as length . Do you have any more fours ? I want to make this a little taller . A person who is four years old . I'll take the threes , fours and fives and go to the playground . ( cricket , countable ) An event whereby a batsman hits a ball…
• English - Etymology: From Middle English fower , from Old English fēower , from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr , from previous pre-Grimm Proto-Germanic *petwṓr , from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr , the neuter form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres . Cognate with German vier , Gothic
• English - Pronunciation: ( Received Pronunciation ) enPR: fô , IPA (key) : /fɔː(ɹ)/ ( Scotland ) enPR: fōr , IPA (key) : /foːr/ ( US ) enPR: fôr , fōr , IPA (key) : /foʊɹ/ , /fɔːɹ/ ( without "horse-hoarse" merger ) ( with "horse-hoarse" merger ) Rhymes: -əʊə(r) , Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Homophones: fore , for ( with "horse-hoarse" merger )
• French - Etymology: From Latin furnus .