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Webster 1913 Edition

Forty

For′ty

(fôr′ty̆)
,
Adj.
[OE.
forti
,
fourti
,
fowerti
, AS.
feówertig
;
feówer
four + suff.
-tig
ten; akin to OS.
fiwartig
,
fiartig
, D.
veertig
, G.
vierzig
, Icel.
fjörutīu
, Sw.
fyratio
, Dan.
fyrretyve
, Goth.
fidwōr tigjus
. See
Four
, and
Ten
, and cf.
Fourteen
.]
Four times ten; thirty-nine and one more.

For′ty

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Forties
(-tĭz)
.
1.
The sum of four tens; forty units or objects.
2.
A symbol expressing forty units; as, 40, or xl.

Webster 1828 Edition

Forty

FOR'TY

,
Adj.
[See Four.]
1.
Four times ten.
2.
An indefinite number; a colloquial use. A, B and C, and forty more.

Definition 2024

forty

forty

English

English cardinal numbers
 <  39 40 41  > 
    Cardinal : forty
    Ordinal : fortieth

Numeral

forty

  1. (cardinal) The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one.

Usage notes

  • In modern usage, "Fourty" is considered incorrect. The spelling "forty" relates to some of the other numbers representing tens. Examples: twenty rather than twoty, thirty rather than threety, and fifty rather than fivety.

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Noun

forty ‎(plural forties)

  1. (slang) A 40 ounce bottle of beer.

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Polish

Noun

forty

  1. inflection of fort:
    1. nominative plural
    2. accusative plural
    3. vocative plural

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz ‎(“forty”).

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