Meaning & use
4
The natural number that comes after three and before five, equal to two plus two.
See it in a sentence
She set the table for four guests arriving at noon.
The recipe calls for four cups of all-purpose flour for the cake.
A note on using this word
In digit form, "4" is used in dates, lists, and math; spell it out as "four" in formal prose at the start of a sentence.
Words with a similar meaning
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