Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on all fours

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: on al-l -fours
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

On one's hands and knees.

phrase

In a manner which is similar in nature or effect to something else; consistent.

Example Sentences

"A bulky form was seen rising aft, and began marching on all fours with the movements of some big cautious beast."
"He was on all fours, with three children on his back, riding him for a horse."
"Here and there the way is so steep and slippery that I can only advance on all fours."
"The paternal longing ran on all fours with her own desire."
"While he brought the ink to the bedside, I read the form and found it on all fours with what he had said."
"The new law was precisely on all-fours with the Homestead Act."

Inflected Forms

on all-fours (alternative)

Phrases

all fours

Frequently Paired Words

all fours quadrupedal quadrupedally

Questions

What does on all fours mean?: On one's hands and knees.

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