Topic: NUMBERS
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | feower |
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four
1HMN the number 4 : 
She is married with four children.They arrived just after four (=four o'clock). Luke will soon be four (=four years old).
She is married with four children.They arrived just after four (=four o'clock).Luke will soon be four (=four years old).2 supporting your body with your hands and knees : He was down on all fours playing with the puppy.
on all fours
He was down on all fours playing with the puppy.4 [countable] a hit in cricket that scores four runs because it goes over the edge of the playing area
5 [countable] a team of four people who row a racing boat, or the boat that they row
6 places or countries that are very far away from each other : People from the four corners of the world have come to Ontario to make it their home.
the four corners of the Earth/world
literaryPeople from the four corners of the world have come to Ontario to make it their home.
