four
The digit or figure 4The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
» We are a family of four.
Wir sind eine vierköpfige Familie.
Нас четверо у сім'ї.
Meaning
10 senses(countable)The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
Vier
четвёркаčetvjórka
(countable)Anything measuring four units, as length.
Do you have any more fours? I want to make this a little taller.
(countable, uncountable)Four o'clock.
(countable, uncountable)A person who is four years old.
I'll take the threes, fours and fives and go to the playground.
четырёхлетнийčetyrjóxletnij, четырёхлетняяčetyrjóxletnjaja, четырёхлетнееčetyrjóxletneje
(countable)An event in which the batsmen run four times between the wickets or, more often, a batsman hits a ball which bounces on the ground before passing over a boundary, resulting in an award of 4 runs for the batting team. If the ball does not bounce before passing over the boundary, a six is awarded instead.
(countable)A power forward.
Four-man sweep racing shell, with or without a coxswain.
(countable, uncountable)The shell itself.
The team bought a new four last season.
Doppelvierer
(countable, uncountable)The crew rowing in a four boat.
Our four won both races.
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)A regatta event for four boats.
We got third place in the varsity four.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A four-pennyworth of spirits.
- the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips
Examples
3049 sentencesWe are a family of four.
Нас четверо у сім'ї.
deWir sind eine vierköpfige Familie.
I usually go home at four.
Звичайно я іду додому о четвертій годині.
ruОбычно я иду домой в четыре.
deIch gehe gewöhnlich um vier nach Hause.
This book is divided into four parts.
Ця книжка розділена на чотири частини.
ruЭта книга разделена на четыре части.
deDieses Buch ist in vier Teile unterteilt.
There are four people in my family.
У моїй родині нас четверо.
ruВ моей семье четыре человека.
He has four children to provide for.
На ньому годування чотирьох дітей.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Forms
plural: foursSynonyms
12 synonyms- the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one:4IVtetradquaternquaternionquaternaryquaternityquartet
- a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips:four-spot
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- three or four
- four times times
- or four times
- four aces aces
- four years
- four days days
- four times
- all four of
- four aces
- four hours
- twenty four
- all four