4 Letter Words

Common four-letter words

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• that 7/6
• what 10/9
• this 7/6
• your 7/7
• have 10/10 have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
• know 11/12 be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information
• with 10/9
• just 11/14 and nothing more
• here 7/6 in or at this place
• they 10/8
• like 8/9 prefer or wish to do something
• come 8/10 move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
• well 7/9 (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a…
• yeah 10/8 not only so, but
• want 7/8 a state of extreme poverty
• good 6/7 having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
• will 7/9 the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
• from 9/10
• when 10/10
• back 12/14 in or to or toward a former location
• okay 11/10 being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
• time 6/7 an instance or single occasion for some event
• look 8/9 perceive with attention
• take 8/8 carry out
• them 9/9
• been 6/8
• some 6/7 (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
• tell 4/6 express in words
• were 7/7
• down 8/9 being or moving lower in position or less in some value
• then 7/7 subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
• make 10/11 engage in
• over 7/8 at or to a point across intervening space etc.
• more 6/7 (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
• need 5/6 a condition requiring relief
• mean 6/8 mean or intend to express or convey
• very 10/10 precisely as stated
• give 8/10 cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
• love 7/9 a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
• said 5/5 being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
• sure 4/5 having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty
• only 7/8 and nothing more
• much 11/13 to a great degree or extent
• help 9/10 give help or assistance
• even 7/9 divisible by two
• call 6/9 assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
• talk 8/9 exchange thoughts
• into 4/5
• find 8/9 come upon, as if by accident
• wait 7/7 stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

The 1,000 most common of 3,877 four-letter words

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