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fourth

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fourth1 /fɔːθ $ fɔːrθ/ ●●● S3 W3 adjective  coming after three other things in a series 第四(个)的 in the fourth century 在四世纪 her fourth birthday 她的四岁生日fourthly adverb
Examples from the Corpus
fourthHer apartment was on the fourth floor.Mark is starting fourth grade in the fall.
fourth2 ●●● S3 W3 pronoun  the fourth thing in a series 第四个 the fourth of July 74
Related topics: Numbers
fourth3 noun [countable]  HMN¼; one of four equal parts 四分之一one-fourth/three-fourths 四分之一/四分之三 quarter1(1)
From Longman Business Dictionaryfourthfourth /fɔːθfɔːrθ/ adjectiveACCOUNTING fourth half/quarter/period the fourth half, quarter etc of the financial yearOrigin fourth1 Old English feortha, from feower four
Business a three coming other after Corpus in series things


fourth
I
fourth1 /fɔːθ $ fɔːrθ/ adjective
 Language: Old English
 Origin: feortha, from feower __four__
coming after three other things in a series:
    in the fourth century
    her fourth birthday
—fourthly adverb

II
fourth2 pronoun
the fourth thing in a series:
    the fourth of July

III
fourth3 noun [countable]
¼; one of four equal parts
    one-fourth/three-fourthsquarter1(1)


🔑 fourthBrE /fɔːθ/ 🔊NAmE /fɔːrθ/ 🔊 ordinal number4th 第四 HELP There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth. 序数词用法示例见 fifth 条。
🔑 fourthBrE /fɔːθ/ 🔊NAmE /fɔːrθ/ 🔊 noun(especially NAmE) = quarter (1)