foursome

four·some

F0283400 (fôr′səm)n.1. A group of four persons or things, especially two couples.2. An activity involving four people, such as a golf match.

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[Middle English four-som, from Old English fēowra sum, one of four : fēowra, genitive pl. of fēower, four; see four + sum, one; see -some².]

foursome

(ˈfɔːsəm) n1. a set or company of four2. (Golf) sport a game between two pairs of players, esp a form of golf in which each partner in a pair takes alternate strokes at the same ball. Compare fourball, greensome3. (modifier) of or performed by a company of four: a foursome competition.

four•some

(ˈfɔr səm, ˈfoʊr-)

n. 1. a company or set of four; two pairs. 2. a golf match between two pairs of players. [1540–50]

Foursome

 two pairs of golfers—Wilkes, 1867.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	foursome - four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."quartette, quartetassemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one placequadrumvirate - a group of four men
	2.	foursome - the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one4, four, IV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad, quaternarydigit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"

Translations

四人一组

four

(foː) noun1. the number or figure 4. 四 四2. the age of 4. 四歲 四岁 adjective1. 4 in number. 四個(人或物)的 四个（人或物）的 2. aged 4. 四歲的 四岁的four- having four (of something). a four-man team. 有四(人)的 有四（人）的 fourth noun1. one of four equal parts. 四分之一 四分之一2. (also adjective) the last of four (people, things etc); the next after the third. 第四 第四ˈfoursome noun a group of four people, especially for playing games, eg golf. We'll play in a foursome. 四人一組 四人一组ˈfour-year-old noun a person or animal that is four years old. 四歲 四岁 adjective (of a person, animal or thing) that is four years old. 四歲的 四岁的on all fours on hands and knees. He went up the steep path on all fours. 匍匐，爬行 匍匐，爬行