Definition of 'fourth'
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fourth in British English
adjective (usually prenominal)
1.
noun
3. music
a.
b.
one of two notes
constituting such an interval in
relation to the other
See also
perfect (sense 9),
interval (sense 5),
diminished (sense 2)4.
the fourth forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle
he changed into fourth as soon as he had passed me
5. a less common word for
quarter (sense 2)
adverb also: fourthly
6.
after the third person, position, event, etc
sentence connector also: fourthly
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fourth in American English
adjective
1.
preceded by three others in a series; 4th
2.
designating any of the four equal parts of something
noun
4.
the one
following the third
5.
any of the four equal parts of something; 1⁄4
6. Music
a.
the fourth
tone of an
ascending diatonic scale, or a tone three
degrees above or below any given tone in such a scale;
subdominant
b.
the interval between two such tones, or a
combination of them
adverb
7.
in the fourth place,
rank, group, etc.
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Derived forms
fourthly (ˈfourthly)
adverb
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fourth
British English: fourth
/fɔːθ/ ADJECTIVE
The fourth item in a series is the one that you count as number four.
Last year's winner is in fourth place.
- American English: fourth
- Arabic: رَابِع
- Brazilian Portuguese: quarto
- Chinese: 第四
- Croatian: četvrti
- Czech: čtvrtý
- Danish: fjerde
- Dutch: vierde
- European Spanish: cuarto
- Finnish: neljäs
- French: quatrième
- German: vierter
- Greek: τέταρτος
- Italian: quarto
- Japanese: 四番目の
- Korean: 네 번째의
- Norwegian: fjerde
- Polish: czwarty
- European Portuguese: quarto
- Romanian: al patrulea
- Russian: четвертый
- Latin American Spanish: cuarto
- Swedish: fjärde
- Thai: อันดับที่สี่
- Turkish: dördüncü
- Ukrainian: четвертий
- Vietnamese: thứ tư thứ tự
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