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FOR/fɔː/

The number 4 is four: four chairs or four o'clock, after three and before five. For is a different word, as in This is for you, and fourth is 4th. A table often has four legs.

Meaning

The number 4.

Examples

• “There are four chairs.”
• “The café opens at four.”
• “We need four tickets, please.”

Good to know

four o'clock. Homophone mix-up: for (preposition). Number 4.

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