forty


Definition: Meaning of, forty in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfɔːti /

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  1. the number 40
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  2. the forties [plural] also the '40s, the 1940s the years from 1940 to 1949
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  3. be in your forties to be aged between 40 and 49
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  4. in the forties if the temperature is in the forties, it is between 40 degrees and 49 degrees
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forty used in phrases

  • Forty Thieves, the
  • Forty-Second Street
    1. a street in New York City, where there are many theatres
    2. a successful MUSICAL (= a show that uses singing and dancing to tell a story) that has been performed on stage and made into a film
  • Forty-five, the
    1. another name for the JACOBITE RISING of 1745, when the Scottish prince, Bonnie Prince Charlie, led an attempt to bring back the Stuart family of Britain. It failed when his army was defeated at the Battle of CULLODEN
  • forty winks (noun)
    1. a very short sleep
  • forty-eight (adjective)
    1. being eight more than forty
  • forty-eighth (adjective)
    1. the ordinal number of forty-eight in counting order
  • forty-fifth (adjective)
    1. the ordinal number of forty-five in counting order
  • forty-first (adjective)
    1. the ordinal number of forty-one in counting order
  • forty-five (noun)
    1. [number] 45
    2. also 45 [countable] a small record with one song on each side
  • forty-four (adjective)
    1. being four more than forty
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