also: フォー
four; the numeral 4 in katakana loan usage
A katakana rendering of 'four'. In normal counting Japanese uses 四, よん, or し; フォア and フォー are mainly seen in loanwords, names, titles, and sports or entertainment terms.
In baseball, a 'four-ball' means advancing to first base after four balls.
'Final Four' refers to the four teams left at the end.
forehand
base on balls; walk; pass
coxed four
High-priority katakana form. Often encountered as part of loan compounds or names rather than as the ordinary Japanese numeral.
Attested variant katakana form for the English-style numeral 'four'.
No language-of-origin details are specified. The katakana spellings are used for the English-style word 'four', especially in loan compounds and names.