- pronunciation:
- forth
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
The fourth thing is the one that comes after the third. If your house is the fourth house, there are three houses before yours.
April is the fourth month of the year.
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A fourth is one of four equal parts of a whole. One fourth is another way to write 1/4.
My three cousins and I each ate one fourth of the watermelon.- similar words:
- quarter
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| definition 2: |
The fourth is the number, person, or thing that comes next after the third in a series.
I was fourth in line to see the movie. |
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forth (forward)?
Fourth and
forth sound alike but have different meanings.