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Number Bre Fɔː(R Fɔːr Make Tennis Coach Horses

Word four
WordType (number)
Phonetic BrE / fɔː(r) / NAmE / fɔːr /
Example
  • to make up a four at tennis
  • a coach and four (= four horses)
  • we were crawling around on all fours.
  • don't let this go further than these four walls (= don't tell anyone else who is not in the room now).
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four

(number)BrE / fɔː(r) / NAmE / fɔːr /
  1. 4
  2. a group of four people or things
    • to make up a four at tennis
    • a coach and four (= four horses)
  3. a shot that scores four runs
    • See related entries: Cricket
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/cricket/four_1
  4. a team of four people who row1 a long narrow boat in races; the boat that they row1
    • See related entries: Boating
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/boating/four_2
  5. bent over with hands and knees on the ground
    • We were crawling around on all fours.
  6. used when you are talking about keeping something secret
    • Don't let this go further than these four walls (= Don't tell anyone else who is not in the room now).
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