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fourth

//fɔːθ//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for fourth

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
fourths

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
fourth
past (v2)
fourthed
past participle (v3)
fourthed
present participle
fourthing
3rd person singular
fourths

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.The ordinal form of the number four.

    • Finnley is the fourth daughter of Jason and Kylie Kelce, having already welcomed Wyatt, Elliotte and Bennett to the family.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A quarter, one of four equal parts of a whole.

  2. 2.A musical interval which spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, for example C to F (C D E F).

  3. 3.The person or thing in the fourth position.

    • We are one F and two M's seeking the company of a fourth (M or F) for our spacious and friendly Somerville apt.
  4. 4.The fourth gear of an engine.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been thirded.(informal)

    • It was then moved, seconded, thirded, fourthed, and fifthed, “that Jarman be, and is hereby hung, and ought to be kicked.”

Frequency

Overall

Common· #1731

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Common
Academic
Uncommon
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fourthe, an alteration (due to four) of ferthe, from Old English fēorþa, fēowerþa, from Proto-West Germanic *feurþō, from Proto-Germanic *fedurþô, equivalent to four + -th (ordinal suffix).

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