“What time is it?” “It's four.” I leave each day at four.
Recent Examples on the WebMost cotton mask companies sell their masks in India in packs of threes and fours. Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 26 May 2020 Angry homebuilders mailed chunks of two-by-fours to the Fed’s marble headquarters in Washington.New York Times, 9 Dec. 2019 Then the material should be weighted down, whether with earth staples (which resemble giant hairpins), rocks or lumber, like two-by-fours. Margaret Roach, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2020 Hold for a few seconds and place back down to all-fours position. Mallory Creveling, Health.com, 15 Apr. 2020 After college at Indiana, Neff went into coaching and led Terre Haute South to three consecutive final fours. Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr. 2020 Lumber futures have plummeted of late, and mills are dramatically dialing back production of two-by-fours, plywood and other building materials. Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2020 For instance, the first time is by twos, then by threes, then by fours. Jamie Kiffel-alcheh, National Geographic, 19 Mar. 2020 Salpointe went 69-8 with three consecutive 4A final fours with Nelson. Richard Obert, azcentral, 29 Feb. 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from four adjective, from Old English fēower; akin to Old High German fior four, Latin quattuor, Greek tessares, tettares
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of four was before the 12th century