four

[US]/fɔː/
[UK]/fɔr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

num. the number 4
adv. within the range of what is stated.

Phrases & Collocations

four people

four sides

four seasons

four hundred

four modernizations

gang of four

big four

four balls

four dimensional

on all fours

four tones

four wheel drive

Example Sentences

There are four seasons in a year.

She bought four new dresses for the party.

I have four siblings.

He scored four goals in the match.

The recipe calls for four eggs.

There are four corners in a square.

She has four cats as pets.

The clock struck four times.

I need to make four copies of this document.

He has four years of work experience.

Real-world Examples

Four women in four nights. He must have something special.

Source: Sherlock Holmes Detailed Explanation

He's written four songs for one direction.

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

So, I guess we need another four.

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

She was only four, and very pretty.

Source: The Story of the Brontë Family

There are four in Asia and four in Africa.

Source: VOA Standard July 2015 Collection

Brown faces more than four years in prison.

Source: CNN Selected December 2012 Collection

The candidate doesn't use all four words, but she does reference all four ideas.

Source: Oxford University: Business English

Work your butt off four, five days out of the week.

Source: Hobby perspective React

Four generals and four soldiers represent an army of thousands.

Source: Beijing Normal University Edition High School English (Compulsory 2)

One, two, three, four, five, one, two, three, four, five.

Source: The Best Mom

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