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Synonyms for four
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : fawr, fohr |
| Phonetic Transcription : fɔr, foʊr |
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Définition of four
Origin :- Old English feower, from Proto-Germanic *petwor- (cf. Old Saxon fiwar, Old Frisian fiuwer, Frankish *fitter-, Dutch and German vier, Old Norse fjorir, Danish fire, Swedish fyra, Gothic fidwor "four"), from PIE *kwetwer- "four" (cf. Sanskrit catvarah, Avestan čathwaro, Persian čatvar, Greek tessares, Latin quattuor, Oscan petora, Old Church Slavonic četyre, Lithuanian keturi, Old Irish cethir, Welsh pedwar). The phonetic evolution of the Germanic forms has not been fully explained.
- Slang four-eyes "person who wears glasses" first recorded 1874. Four-letter word first attested 1934; four-letter man, however, is recorded from 1923 (as a euphemism for a shit). A four-in-hand (1793) was a carriage with four horses driven by one person; in the sense of "loosely tied necktie" it is attested from 1892. To study The History of the Four Kings (1760, cf. French Livres des Quatre Rois) contains euphemistic slang phrase for "a pack of cards" from the time when card-playing was considered a wicked pastime for students. Slang 4-1-1 "essential information" (by 1993) is from the telephone number called to get customer information.
- adj having four of something
- noun four of something
- Mina, (plural Minæ)—Four pounds, three shillings, four pence.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Besides, he had four quarts left, for which he expected to find a ready sale.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Of course you'll do it, and you could do it better if you had three or four times the stake you got.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- A boat was got ready, and the captain got in, with four sailors to row.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Steered east for four miles, when we struck Mr. Gosse's cart-track.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Found it rather long hours watching, namely, about four hours each.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- They had seen four natives, but did not get near enough to talk to them.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Daubenton and a huissier departed with the prisoner and four gendarmes.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Since that period a population of four millions has multiplied to twelve.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Four years of new experience have not belied our historic instinct.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
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