forty

/ˈfɔɹ.ti/

adjectivenounfor · ty

Remember: it’s **for** + **ty**—you spell it for a reason, not with **four**.

Yes, it's forty. The tricky part is the missing **u**: it’s **forty**, not **fourty**.

Definitions

  1. adjectiveThe number 40.
  2. nounA group or amount of forty.

Examples

  • “She counted to forty before opening her eyes.”
  • “The recipe makes forty cookies if you use a small scoop.”
  • “He turned forty last spring and celebrated with a quiet dinner.”

Synonyms

40XLfour tensscore (archaic)two score (archaic)

Translations

ES cuarentaPT quarentaFR quarante

Common misspellings

fourtyforteefortiefourtyeforteyforty-forthyforty

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