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Forty

UK /["/ˈfɔːti/"]/ US /["/ˈfɔːrti/"]/ Pronunciation

Definition

40

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In simple words: The number 40.

Examples

• She just turned forty last week.
• There are forty students in the class.
• The recipe calls for forty grams of sugar.

Usage notes

Use 'forty' in both spoken and written contexts when referring to the number 40. It is not used in formal documents where numerals are preferred.

Grammar pattern

standalone number

Memory hint

Sounds like 'four tea' — imagine four cups of tea.

Collocations

• forty years old
• forty percent
• forty dollars

Synonyms

• four ten
• 4-0
• XL

Antonyms

• zero
• none

Common mistakes

• 'Fourty' is a common misspelling.
• Confused with 'forty' and 'fourteen'.
• Use of 'forty' as an ordinal number instead of a cardinal number.