forty
/ˈfɔːrti/
noun
- The number 40; the cardinal number after thirty-nine and before forty-one.
- She counted to forty before opening her eyes during the game of hide-and-seek.
- Forty is the number of days and nights in the biblical story of the flood.
- The bus route number is forty, and it goes downtown.
- The age of 40 years old.
- She felt more confident after reaching forty.
- He celebrated his fortieth birthday, but many people just say he turned forty.
- Many people say life begins at forty.
adjective
- Being forty in number; amounting to 40.
- He ran forty laps around the track.
- There are forty students in the classroom.
- The recipe calls for forty grams of sugar.