English

Numeral

forty-second

1. (ordinal) The ordinal form of the number forty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 42 of a sequence.

   The answer appears on the forty-second page of the book.

   She finished forty-second in the race.

2. Lasting forty seconds.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Abbreviations

• 42nd, 42^nd

Noun

forty-second ‎(plural forty-seconds)

1. (fractional) One of forty-two equal parts of a whole.

   A forty-second of 840 is 20.