"4" meaning in English

See 4 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Audio: En-au-4.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} 4, {{en-prep}} 4
  1. (text messaging, slang) An abbreviation of for. Tags: Internet, slang Related terms: M4F, M4M, T4T and others in that vein, 2, 8 Translations (text messaging: for): x (Italian), utk (Malay)

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