Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawrth, fohrth]
- /fɔrθ, foʊrθ/
- /fɔːθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawrth, fohrth]
- /fɔrθ, foʊrθ/
Definitions of fourth word
- adjective fourth next after the third; being the ordinal number for four. 1
- adjective fourth being one of four equal parts. 1
- adjective fourth Automotive. of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than that of third gear for a given engine crankshaft speed, but not so great as that of fifth gear, if such exists: fourth gear. 1
- noun fourth a fourth part, especially of one (¼). 1
- noun fourth the fourth member of a series. 1
- noun fourth Music. a tone on the fourth degree from a given tone (counted as the first). the interval between such tones. the harmonic combination of such tones. 1
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Origin of fourth
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English fourthe, Old English fēowertha. See four, -th2
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Parts of speech for Fourth
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fourth popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fourth usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fourth
noun fourth
- term — a word or phrase that has a specific or precise meaning within a given discipline or field and might have a different meaning in common usage: Set is a term of art used by mathematicians, and burden of proof is a term of art used by lawyers.
- portion — a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- span — the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
verb fourth
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- cleave — To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently.
- dismember — to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb: The ogre dismembered his victims before he ate them.
- cut up — If you cut something up, you cut it into several pieces.
Antonyms for fourth
noun fourth
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- disfavor — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- mercilessness — without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
- disfavour — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
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