four

[fawr, fohr] / fɔr, foʊr /

ADJECTIVE

having four of something

Synonyms

STRONG

quadruple quadruplicate quaternary tetrad

WEAK

quadrigeminal quadripartite quadrivial quaternate

NOUN

four of something

Synonyms

STRONG

quadrivium quadrumvirate quadruple quadruplet quadruplets quartet quartette quaternary quaternion quaternity tetrad tetralogy

WEAK

quadrigeminal quadripartition

Example Sentences

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India's dominant powerplay, taking four wickets and conceding just 39 runs, put a swift end to such notions.

From BBC

Arsenal, four points clear at the top of the Premier League, will take on bottom of the table Wolves at Molineux on Wednesday before the north London derby at Tottenham next weekend.

From Barron's

"This is an outstanding opening for a romance film. The weekend figure is four times the average for the genre," said analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.

From Barron's

Once again, it was 28-year-old Weston who, after breaking the track record in all four runs of the individual event, produced an immaculate run to turn it into a Super Sunday for GB.

From BBC

This was a 10th successive Six Nations home defeat, with Wales not having won a match in Cardiff in the tournament for four years since defeating Scotland in February 2022.

From BBC