four

a number that is one more than three

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

4 Letters, 1 Syllable

four


3 Phonemes

f aw r


onset, rime

f aw r


1 Morpheme

four


Local Voices

Italy

Sentence Examples

“What time is it?” “It's four.

I leave each day at four.

Related Words

quadruple

quadruplicate

quaternary

tetrad

quadrigeminal

quadripartite

quadrivial

quaternate

Collocations

four-ply

two-four

four-star

Final Four

four-square

four-square

four-stroke

petit four

four-by-four

Four Corners

Four Quartets

four-wheeler

four-dimensional

four-way stop

four-letter word

four-poster bed

four-wheel drive

the Four Freedoms

the Four Hundred

four-legged friend

Rhymes

door

floor

for

more

nor

or

poor

pour

roar

shore

store

tore

wore

your

False Friends

hour

our

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