iv

«iv» in Mova's school dictionary: the Roman numeral for 4 (one before five: I before V) — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an IV, IVs); Roman numeral IV

meaning for a pupil

1) IV is the Roman numeral for 4 (one before five: I before V). tree →

2) (medical) An IV is a drip that gives fluid or medicine into a vein; short for «intravenous». tree →

3) IV is used in names of kings, queens and popes for «the Fourth», like Henry IV. tree →

sense in the lessons

Maths and history: Roman numerals on clocks, chapters and kings' names. Hospitals and TV: «put on an IV». It tells the reader either a number (4) or a medical drip.

examples

• IV means 4 in Roman numerals. tree →
• King Henry IV ruled England. tree →
• The clock showed IV instead of 4. tree →
• The nurse put an IV in his arm. tree →
• Chapter IV begins on page 30. tree →
• VI is 6, but IV is 4, because the smaller number comes first. tree →

note

Maths: I before V means subtract, so IV = 5 − 1 = 4; VI = 5 + 1 = 6. Some clocks write IIII. Medical «an IV» (vowel sound: «eye-vee»). Read Henry IV as «Henry the Fourth».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «iv» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.