fourth

Meaning

Adj

The ordinal form of the number four.

Noun

1. The person or thing in the fourth position.
2. A quarter, one of four equal parts of a whole.
3. The fourth gear of an engine.
4. A musical interval which spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, for example C to F (C D E F).

Verb

To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been thirded.

Synonyms

quarter

fourth part

fourthly

four

quartern

4th

one-fourth

twenty-five percent

quart

quaternary

one-quarter

subdominant

thigh

fardel

in the fourth place

fraction

four times

one-four part

portion

first

1st

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɔːθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fourthe, an alteration (due to four) of ferthe, from Old English fēorþa, fēowerþa, from Proto-West Germanic *feurþō, from Proto-Germanic *fedurþô, equivalent to four + -th.
cognates
Compare West Frisian fjirde, Saterland Frisian fjädde, fjoode, Dutch vierde, German Low German feerde, feerd, German vierte, Danish fjerde, Icelandic fjórði.

Sentences

They finished fourth out of four teams .

That's the reason why I came in fourth .

Besson produces a four-valve non-compensating euphonium with the fourth valve on the side .