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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They have not won any of their past four games but they pushed Liverpool all the way when I watched them at Anfield recently, and I think they will do the same here.

From BBC

The England squad spent four nights on the Queensland coast.

From BBC

Each rat in the study was genetically unique and belonged to one of four separate cohorts.

From Science Daily

The compound is a peptide made from four amino acids called CAQK.

From Science Daily

In early hardware tests, the prototype outperformed comparable 2D chips by about four times.

From Science Daily