fourth
IPA: fˈɔrθ
noun
- (in the singular) The person or thing in the fourth position.
- (chiefly US) A quarter, one of four equal parts of a whole.
- (in the singular) The fourth gear of an engine.
- (music) A musical interval which spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, for example C to F (C D E F).
- (US) The Fourth of July.
verb
- (informal) To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been thirded.
adjective
- The ordinal form of the number four.
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Examples of "fourth" in Sentences
- Third and fourth photos are of the same foal.
- The same thing occurs in the third and the fourth.
- The fourth tine is better developed than the third.
- The fourth stage is the counterpart to the third stage.
- The third table looks messy and the fourth just looks daft.
- There are plans afoot to connect the third and fourth segments.
- Canada and the Ivory Coast were third and fourth in the medal tally.
- The Thirds and Fourths are in the lower echelon of Lenfell's society.
- The third and fourth team in each group played in the consolation semifinals.
- Then, he opened the third quarter with his fourth 3 pointer and the demolition was on.