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4

1.0
The number that comes after three and before five
  • numeral
translation icon : cuatro
  • I can take four apples from the basket.
  • Table 4
  • Figure 4
  • 4 years

First time all four of us at one desk.

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Examples

  • 49 respondents owned 1-3 items, 33 owned 4-6 items, and 16 owned 7-8 items.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The independent variable, discipline, had 4 categories: Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, and Health Sciences.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I work with three or four people, not more than that.

  • I mean, say maybe four or five examples.

  • Focus groups were limited to 4 to 6 parents or students per school.

    Academic text (2011)
  • First time all four of us at one desk.

  • So The Inheritance Games got a four out of five to me.

  • She sleeps just four to five hours a night.

  • In this district, 60% of students in Grades 4-12 were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

    Academic text (2011)
  • If you've ever lived with a 4-year-old boy, the story seems hard to believe.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

four
vs4
1.0

A number equal to two plus two

is shown as a single digit symbol instead of the word
IV
vs4
76 1.0

A Roman numeral for the number four

is shown as a modern digit symbol rather than Roman letters

Compounds

July 4
  • US
33 1.0

A national holiday in the United States that celebrates independence from Britain

biosafety level 4
  • Specialized
9.9

The highest safety level for labs that handle very dangerous germs that cause deadly disease and have no vaccine

A protein on helper T cells that helps the immune system and lets HIV enter cells

4-hitter
  • Jargon
7.0

A baseball game in which the pitcher allows exactly four hits

Surface Forms

4 cardinal digit
four cardinal word
4th ordinal digit
fourth ordinal word

Etymology

4 Is the symbol for the number 'four'. The name comes from an old English word that also appears in words like fourth and forty, so it always means 'three plus one'.