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fournumber

uk ​ /fɔːr/ us ​ /fɔːr/

A1 the number 4:

Most animals have four legs.
Their little girl is nearly four.

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fournoun [ C, + sing/pl verb ]

uk ​ /fɔːr/ us ​ /fɔːr/

› a team of four people in rowing, or the boat that they use

hit a four

› UK in cricket, to get four runs by hitting the ball to the edge of the field

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Rowing

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on all fours

(Definition of “four” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"four" in American English

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fournumber

us ​ /fɔr, foʊr/

› 4:

A square has four sides.
a four-part television series

› Four can also mean four o’clock.

(Definition of “four” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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