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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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 /fɔrθ/
- 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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