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Definition of fourth - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
sequencecoming after the third in order or position
- She finished in fourth place in the race.
2.
mathematicsRare constituting one of four equal partsRare
- He drank a fourth of the total milk available..
Noun
1.
orderperson or thing in the position after the third
- She finished in fourth at the race.
2.
mechanicsTECH. engine gear used for steady, higher-speed drivingTECH.
- Shift into fourth for better speed.
3.
musicTECH. musical interval spanning four scale degreesTECH.
- The song starts with a fourth.
4.
divisionRare one of four equal partsRare
- He ate a fourth of the pizza.
Adverb
orderin the position after three others in a sequence
- He finished fourth in the race.
Expressions with fourth
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news reporting workers as a group, especially newspapers and photos
The fourth estate scrutinized the mayor's spending records.
regions with extreme poverty and underdevelopment
Many countries in the fourth world lack basic infrastructure.
barrier between fiction and reality
The character's awareness of the audience broke the fourth wall.
address the audience directly in a performance
The actor broke the fourth wall to explain the scene.
one of four equal parts of a whole
She ate one-fourth of the pizza.
one of four equal parts of something
She ate a fourth part of the cake.
ranking or order after third
He finished in fourth position in the race.
one part when something is split into ninety-four pieces
She ate a ninety-fourth of the cake.
person sharing a great-great-great-grandparent
I discovered that Emma is my fourth cousin.
school year for children aged nine to ten
My sister is in fourth grade this year.
ranked 24th in a sequence
He finished twenty-fourth in the marathon..
student in the fourth grade of school
The fourth grader presented his science project confidently..
ranked as the fourth level in a system
He graduated with a fourth-class degree.
the fourth speed setting in a vehicle's transmission
He shifted into fourth gear on the highway.
period after birth when parents adjust to new baby
The fourth trimester can be challenging for new parents.
related to the fourth year of study
She is a fourth-year student at the university.
ordinal number for position 44 in a sequence
She finished in the forty-fourth place in the race.
stage of life characterized by advanced old age
She entered the fourth age with grace and wisdom.
back cover of a publication used for ads
The fourth cover featured a new car advertisement.
of inferior or very poor quality
The movie was a fourth-rate production with bad acting and a weak plot.
one of sixty-four equal parts of a whole
Each sixty-fourth of the pie was equally small..
ordinal number indicating position 34 in a sequence
She finished in the thirty-fourth position in the race.
ring finger on a human hand
He wore a gold band on his fourth finger..
technology for high-speed mobile internet
Fourth generation wireless allows for seamless video streaming on smartphones.
Origin of fourth
English, fourth (ordinal number after third)
Terms with fourth included in their meaning
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order
coming after the fourth in order or position
sequence
coming after the fourth in position
abr: April
short for April, the fourth month of the year
night
the start of the twenty-fourth hour of the day
numbers
the fourth item in a sequence
morning time
the start of the fourth hour of the day
mathematics
rate or proportion equal to one fourth
calendar planning
fourth part of a year, three months
language
fourth letter of the Greek alphabet
automobile
denoting the gear used between second and fourth speeds
class
school year after fourth grade for ten to eleven-year-olds
work schedule
one-fourth of a full-time schedule
mathematics
ordinal number following the twenty-fourth
mathematics
related to a fourth part of something
ranking
fourth level in a series or ranking system
education
fourth level of primary education in Canada or Philippines
sports
the batsman who bats fourth in cricket
geometry
one fourth of a circle or disc
finance
final one-fourth period of a fiscal year
baseball
fourth position in the baseball batting order
tarot
fourth trump card of the tarot deck
baseball
player who bats fourth in the lineup
baseball
fourth position in baseball batting order
music
syllable for the fourth note in solfège
Examples of fourth in a sentence
The fourth chapter of the book is thrilling. She took a fourth of the cake for herself. A fourth of the participants didn't show up. He was the fourth to cross the finish line. The fourth in line won a prize. He smoothly shifted into fourth on the highway.
The car struggled to maintain speed in fourth. She played a fourth on her violin effortlessly. The composer used a fourth to create harmony. She divided the cake into a fourth for each child. A fourth of the book was missing. She was fourth to present her project. The car came fourth in the lineup.
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- French:quatrième, quarte, ...
- German:vierter, Vierter, ...
- Italian:quarto, quarta posizione, ...
- Spanish:cuarto, cuarta posición, ...
- Portuguese:quarto, quarta posição, ...
- Chinese:第四, 第四名, ...
- Japanese:4位, 第4位, ...
- Arabic:رابِع, الرابع, ...
- Hebrew:רְבִיעִי, הִילוּךְ רְבִיעִי, ...
- Russian:четвертый, четвертая позиция, ...
- Ukrainian:четвертий, четверта позиція, ...
- Hindi:चौथा, चौथी स्थिति, ...
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