Collins English-English Dictionary

four [fɔː]

1. 1. n the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

2. 2. n four o'clock four hours after noon or midnight

3. 3. n a numeral, 4, IV, etc, representing this number

4. 4. n something representing, represented by, or consisting of four units, such as a playing card with four symbols on it

5. 5. n [cricket] a shot that crosses the boundary after hitting the ground

6. 6. n the four runs scored for such a shot

7. 7. n [rowing] a racing shell propelled by four oarsmen pulling one oar each, with or without a cox

8. 8. n the crew of such a shell

9. 9. determiner amounting to four

   four thousand eggs

   four times

10. 10. determiner (as pronoun)

    four are ready

11. 11. determiner [Etymology] Old English feower; related to Old Frisian fiuwer, Old Norse fjorir, Old High German fior, Latin quattuor, Greek tessares, Sanskrit catur