Definition
Definition of fours - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun, plural
1.
numbersgroup of four people or things
- The team was divided into fours for the relay race.
2.
cardsplaying cards ranked four
- She held two fours in her hand.
3.
sportsscores of four in a game
- The batsman struck three fours in the final over.
Expressions with fours
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position of being on hands and knees
The baby crawled around the room on all fours.
on hands and knees
The baby crawled on all fours across the room.
baggy trousers ending below the knee, often worn for sports
He wore plus fours to play golf.
Origin of fours
Old English, feower (four)
Terms with fours included in their meaning
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workout move
exercise involving kicking one leg back while on all fours
sports game
game like soccer where players move on all fours
Examples of fours in a sentence
The children were playing in fours on the playground. He discarded the fours before the final round. The dealer placed the fours beside the aces. Her innings included six fours and a six. The crowd cheered as the opener hit consecutive fours.
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- French:groupes de quatre, quatre, ...
- German:Gruppen von vier, Vieren, ...
- Italian:gruppo di quattro, quattro, ...
- Spanish:grupo de cuatro, cuatro, ...
- Portuguese:grupos de quatro, quatros, ...
- Chinese:四人组, 四点牌, ...
- Japanese:4人のグループ, 4, ...
- Arabic:رُباعِيَّات, وَرَقَةُ أَرْبَعَة, ...
- Hebrew:רְבִיעִיָּה, רְבִיעִיּוֹת, ...
- Russian:четверки, четвёрки, ...
- Ukrainian:четвірки, удари на чотири рани в крикеті, ...
- Hindi:चौकड़ी, चौके, ...
Definition of four - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
mathematicsthe number after three and before five
- Four is my lucky number.
2.
timefour o'clock in the afternoon or morning
- The meeting is scheduled for four.
3.
numberplaying card showing a quartet of symbols used in card games
- He drew a four from the deck.
4.
ageperson who is four years old
- My niece just turned four.
5.
sportsUK cricket shot scoring four runsUK
- He hit a four to win the match.
6.
crew boatRare UK rowing boat for four peopleRare UK
- The team practiced in a four.
Adjective
quantityequal to the number 4
- There are four apples on the table.
Images of four
playing card showing a quartet of symbols used in card games 
rowing boat for four people
Expressions with four
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present in every area of a space
The network is available in the four corners of the city.
information or details about something
Can you give me the four one one on the event?
most distant parts of the world
They traveled to the four corners of the earth.
the start of the seventeenth hour of the day
The meeting is scheduled for four o'clock in the afternoon.
the fourth item in a sequence
She finished the race in number four.
number equal to two dozen
He bought twenty-four eggs for the recipe.
being four more than ninety
The book contains ninety-four pages.
being four more than seventy
The seventy-four students attended the lecture.
having a total of eight times eight units
The puzzle consists of sixty-four pieces.
occurring four separate times
She called me four times yesterday.
being number 400 in a sequence
She finished in the four-hundredth position.
having lived for four years
The four-year-old child started kindergarten.
being the number 404 in counting
The library has four hundred and four books.
used to check if a microphone or audio works
Testing, testing, one, two, three, four, can you hear me?
being four more than eighty
The book had eighty-four pages.
consisting of or divided into four parts
The report uses a four-part structure for clarity.
set of four identical items
She displayed four vintage stamps that were a four of a kind.
having a rating of four out of five stars
This is a four-star hotel.
lasting or designed for a period of four years
She attended a four-year university.
the final four contestants in a competition
The last four will compete in the finals next week.
equal to four more than fifty
She has fifty-four apples in her basket.
quantity or amount equal to 80%
Four-fifths of the students passed the exam.
having four legs on the body
A dog is a four-legged pet.
being four more than forty
She bought forty-four apples for the party.
Origin of four
Old English, feower (four)
Examples of four in a sentence
She counted to four before starting. I'll call you at four. The train leaves at four tomorrow morning. She needed a four to complete her hand. The four of hearts was missing. The four refused to leave the playground.
Our four starts school next autumn. The batsman elegantly struck a four. She cheered as the ball raced for a four. They rented a four for the afternoon. The championship was won in a sleek four. Four students were absent today. We need four volunteers for the project.
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- French:quatre, quatre heures, ...
- German:Vier, vier, ...
- Italian:quattro, le quattro, ...
- Spanish:cuatro, las cuatro, ...
- Portuguese:quatro, quatro horas, ...
- Chinese:四, 四点, ...
- Japanese:四, 4つの, ...
- Arabic:أَرْبَعَة, أربعة, ...
- Hebrew:אַרְבַּע, אַרְבָּעָה, ...
- Russian:четыре, четыре часа, ...
- Ukrainian:чотири, четверта година, ...
- Hindi:चार, चार बजे, ...
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