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- [fawr-tee]
- /ˈfɔr ti/
- /ˈfɔːti/
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- [fawr-tee]
- /ˈfɔr ti/
Definitions of forty word
- noun plural forty a cardinal number, ten times four. 1
- noun plural forty a symbol for this number, as 40 or XL or XXXX. 1
- noun plural forty a set of this many persons or things. 1
- noun plural forty forties, the numbers, years, degrees, or the like, from 40 through 49, as in referring to numbered streets, indicating the years of a lifetime or of a century, or degrees of temperature: His office is in the West Forties. Her parents are in their forties. The temperature will be in the forties. 1
- adjective forty amounting to 40 in number. 1
- noun forty The number equivalent to the product of four and ten; ten less than fifty; 40. 1
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Origin of forty
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English fourti, Old English fēowertig (cognate with Old Frisian fiuwertich, Old High German fiorzug, German vierzig). See four, -ty1
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Parts of speech for Forty
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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forty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
forty usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for forty
adj forty
- quadragenarian — 40 years of age.
- quadragesimal — of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.
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