Meaning

10 senses
  1. (countable)The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.

    Vier

    четвёркаčetvjórka

  2. (countable)Anything measuring four units, as length.

    Do you have any more fours? I want to make this a little taller.

  3. (countable, uncountable)Four o'clock.

  4. (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

  5. (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.

  6. (countable)A power forward.

  7. Four-man sweep racing shell, with or without a coxswain.

    (countable, uncountable)The shell itself.

    The team bought a new four last season.

    Doppelvierer

  8. (countable, uncountable)The crew rowing in a four boat.

    Our four won both races.

  9. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)A regatta event for four boats.

    We got third place in the varsity four.

  10. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A four-pennyworth of spirits.

More definitions
  • 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 sentences
  1. We are a family of four.

    Нас четверо у сім'ї.

    deWir sind eine vierköpfige Familie.

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  2. 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.

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  3. 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.

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  4. There are four people in my family.

    У моїй родині нас четверо.

    ruВ моей семье четыре человека.

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  5. He has four children to provide for.

    На ньому годування чотирьох дітей.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
digit or figure 4:
four years old:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
digit or figure 4:
rowing: four-man sweep racing shell or its crew:

Forms

plural: fours

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedrouf

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
four — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto