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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iv/#m1)

2) (medical) An IV is a drip that gives fluid or medicine into a vein; short for «intravenous». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iv/#m2)

3) IV is used in names of kings, queens and popes for «the Fourth», like Henry IV. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iv/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iv/#x1)
- King Henry IV ruled England. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iv/#x2)
- The clock showed IV instead of 4. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iv/#x3)
- The nurse put an IV in his arm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iv/#x4)
- Chapter IV begins on page 30. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iv/#x5)
- VI is 6, but IV is 4, because the smaller number comes first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iv/#x6)

### 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iv/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.