four
noun
Simple meaning
Someone who is four years old.
Pronunciation
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fawrIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɔɹ
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Definition
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noun
countable
The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
countable
Anything measuring four units, as length.
A person who is four years old.
A playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips
Four o'clock.
The shell itself.
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- “There are four small chairs around the kitchen table.”noun
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Sense: digit or figure 4
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