adj
fourth
fawth
adj
1
Coming after the third in a sequence; the ordinal form of four.
"She finished fourth in the race."
noun
1
One of four equal parts of a whole; a quarter.
"He ate a fourth of the pie."
2
In music, an interval spanning four notes of the scale, such as C to F.
"The opening notes form a perfect fourth."
How to Use Fourth
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe thing in position four, or one quarter of something, or (in music) a specific interval.
Common pairings
fourth gear
the Fourth of July
finish fourth
Word Forms
fourthed past tense, fourths plural, fourths singular
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Etymology
From Old English feowerþa, formed from four plus the ordinal suffix -th.