Meanings
alternative 4ᵗʰ
- abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of fourth.
1 more example
Nevertheless, the federal government still manages to get things done on a day-to-day basis, and that is primarily due to the so-called 4th branch of government — the administrative and regulatory state that employs 2 million workers, invests trillions of dollars each year on things like air pollution monitoring and cutting-edge clean energy research, and makes rules that protect us all.
2021 December 2, James Goodwin, Minor Sinclair, “Strengthening the 4th Branch of Government”, in Center for Progressive Reform, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecoming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans 4de
- 4deabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Catalan 4t
- 4tabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Czech 4.
- 4.abbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Danish 4.
- 4.abbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Dutch 4de, 4e
- 4deabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
- 4eabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Esperanto 4a, 4-a
- 4aabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
- 4-aabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Finnish 4.
- 4.abbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
French 4e, 4ème
- 4eabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
- 4èmeabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
German 4., 4te
- 4.abbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
- 4teabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Greek 4ος
- 4ος (4os)abbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Hindi ४था, ४थ
- ४था (4thā)abbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
- ४थ (4tha)abbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Hungarian 4.
- 4.abbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Indonesian ke-4
- ke-4abbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Irish 4ú
- 4úabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Italian 4°
- 4°abbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Korean 4번째
- 4번째 (ne beonjjae)abbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Malay ke-4
- ke-4abbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Norwegian 4.
- 4.abbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Polish 4.
- 4.abbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Portuguese 4.º, 4.ª
- 4.ºabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
- 4.ªabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Romanian 4-lea, 4-a
- 4-leaabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
- 4-aabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Russian 4-ый
- 4-ый (4-yj)abbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Scottish Gaelic 4mh
- 4mhabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Spanish 4.º, 4º
- 4.ºabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
- 4ºabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Swedish 4:e
- 4:eabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Turkish 4'üncü, 4.
- 4'üncüabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
- 4.abbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Welsh 4edd, 4ydd
- 4eddabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
- 4yddabbreviation of fourth — see also fourth
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with 4th
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Cite this entry
4th. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/4th
“4th.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/4th. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “4th,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/4th.
Source: 4th on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.