Definitions for Forty
ˈfɔr tiforty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. forty, 40, XLadjective

   the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four

2. forty, 40, xl, twoscoreadjective

   being ten more than thirty

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. fortynoun

   A 40 ounce bottle of beer.

2. fortynumeral

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FORTYadjective

   Four times ten.

   Etymology: feowertig, Saxon.

   On fair ground I could beat forty of them. William Shakespeare, Coriol.

   He that upon levity quits his station, in hopes to be better, ’tis forty to one loses. Roger L'Estrange.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. forty

   40 (forty) is the natural number following 39 and preceding 41. Though the word is related to "four" (4), the spelling "forty" replaced "fourty" in the course of the 17th century and is now the standard form.

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1. forty

   Forty is the natural number that follows thirty-nine and precedes forty-one. It is an even number represented by "40" in Arabic numerals. It is often used in terms like “forty years old” or “forty percent.” It also has significance in various cultural, religious, and historical contexts around the world.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Fortyadjective

   four times ten; thirty-nine and one more

2. Fortynoun

   the sum of four tens; forty units or objects

3. Fortynoun

   a symbol expressing forty units; as, 40, or xl

4. Etymology: [OE. forti, fourti, fowerti, AS. fewertig; fewer four + suff. -tig ten; akin to OS. fiwartig, fiartig, D. veertig, G. vierzig, Icel. fjrutu, Sw. fyratio, Dan. fyrretyve, Goth. fidwr tigjus. See Four, and Ten, and cf. Fourteen.]

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1. Forty

   Forty: Live Limited Edition is a live album released by Thomas Dolby in 2001. It was recorded at a gathering at his Half Moon Bay, Northern California, home celebrating his fortieth birthday, and at another private performance. It features backing musicians Brian Salter, Leslie Adams, and Caroline Lavelle. All seven songs originally appeared on previous albums: three from The Flat Earth, two from Aliens Ate My Buick, and one each from The Golden Age of Wireless and Astronauts and Heretics.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Forty

   for′ti, adj. and n. four times ten.—adj. For′tieth.—n. a fortieth part.—Forty winks, a short nap, esp. after dinner.—The Forty, the French Academy. [A.S. féowertig—feower, four, tig, ten.]

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1. Forty

   Forty vs. Fourty -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Forty and Fourty.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FORTY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Forty is ranked #66553 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Forty surname appeared 297 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Forty.
   
   60.6% or 180 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   36.3% or 108 total occurrences were White.
   2.6% or 8 total occurrences were Black.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Forty' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3566

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Forty' in Written Corpus Frequency: #278

How to pronounce Forty?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Forty in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Forty in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Forty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Forty in a Sentence

1. Woody Allen:

   Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year and spends very little on office supplies.

2. Elizabeth Hagen:

   Forty-eight million people in the United States get sick every year from food poisoning. Forty-eight million, and 128,000 of them end up in the hospital, 30,000 of them will die from food borne illness each year in the United States. That's why this is worth talking about, raising awareness, and giving people the information they need to reduce the risk. Elizabeth Hagen listed three steps to keeping food safe : - Clean your hands, utensils and food surfaces before and after you cook - Separate raw meat and poultry from foods that wo n’t be cooked - Use a meat thermometer to cook to the proper temperature When you're eating outside the rule is two hours.

3. John Travolta:

   Sometimes when something really works well, it becomes a target, forty years for me, I've been a part, and I've loved every minute of it. My family has done so well with it. It's been a beautiful thing for me. I've saved lives with it and saved my own life several times. Through my loss of my son, it helped me every step of the way for two years solid, and here I am.

4. Andrzej Duda:

   My parents' generation for forty years fought to eliminate communist ideology from schools, so it couldn't be forced on children. So youth, children, soldiers and youth organizations couldn't be indoctrinated, they didn't fight for this so that a new ideology would appear that is even more destructive.

5. Los Angeles:

   As a priest and later a bishop here in Los Angeles for forty-five years, Bishop Dave was a man of deep prayer who had a great love for Our Blessed Mother, he was a peacemaker with a heart for the poor and the immigrant, and he had a passion for building a community where the sanctity and dignity of every human life was honored and protected.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Forty
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Forty
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Forty
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Forty
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Forty
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Forty
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html