4

A form of for — Because.

Meanings

preposition
  1. InternetabbreviationslangAbbreviation of for.

    this is 4 U

    this is for you

    2 more examples

    “He wrote, ‘Hey, Laurbell! What’s up? How r u & ur roomie? Mom & I miss u x a zillion! We decided 2 turn ur room into storage 4 the antiques we r going 2 buy. Hope u r finding time 2 chillax. Give Wisp a hug. G2G. Write me back! Luv, Dad.’”

    2012, Jessica Burkhart, Popular, Aladdin M!X, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, →ISBN, page 147

    Or, I’ll say yes to a cocktail after a pint and then have to give my cocktail away to someone else as I can’t drink it. Last night I said "go on" to a Happy Hour offer of 2-4-1 on cocktails and then had to throw the second one away.

    2025 December 1, Catriona Innes, “I'm a party girl - could being hypnotised stop me from binge drinking?”, in Cosmopolitan, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2026

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivebeing one more than three

nounthe cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Italian x
  • xtext messaging: for
Malay utk
  • utktext messaging: for
Portuguese x
  • xtext messaging: for
Spanish x
  • xtext messaging: for
Cite this entry
APA

4. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/4

MLA

“4.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/4. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “4,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/4.

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