"four" meaning in English

See four in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

IPA: /fɔː/ [UK], /fɔːr/ [US], /foʊr/ [US] Audio: en-us-Four.ogg [US] Forms: four
enPR: fô [UK], fôr [US] Head templates: {{determiner}} [POS TABLE]
  1. ordinal fourth) The number 4. Four is one more than three and one less than five. Tags: plural
    Sense id: simple-four-en-det-371Lw7OF Categories (other): Cardinal numbers, Count determiners, Indefinite determiners, Plural determiners

Noun

IPA: /fɔː/ [UK], /fɔːr/ [US], /foʊr/ [US] Audio: en-us-Four.ogg [US] Forms: four [singular], fours [plural]
enPR: fô [UK], fôr [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The number 4.
    Sense id: simple-four-en-noun-a2i8FH9I
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