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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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

Skaters spin four times in the air and land on a pair of knives.

From The Wall Street Journal

So when Ilya offers him a tuna melt in episode four — something warm, messy, unfamiliar — and Shane accepts without hesitation, it’s not small.

From Salon

Klaebo, 29, has won four of the nine golds at the Milan-Cortina Games and he has two more events still to come.

From Barron's