how to pronounce fours

/ˈfɔːɹz/

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fours is pronounced in one syllable

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ɔː

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An example use of fours in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and ones we now have fours twos and ones …”

meanings of fours

noun:

Plural of four.

fours frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word fours occurs in english on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.