FORTY


Meaning of FORTY in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' fo ̇ r-t ē

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural forties

Etymology: Middle English fourty, adjective, from Old English f ē owertig, from f ē owertig group of 40, from f ē ower four + -tig group of 10; akin to Old English t ī en ten

Date: before 12th century

1 ― see NUMBER table

2 plural : the numbers 40 to 49 specifically : the years 40 to 49 in a lifetime or century

3 : the third point scored by a side in a game of tennis

– for · ti · eth \ ' fo ̇ r-t ē - ə th \ adjective or noun

– forty adjective

– forty pronoun, plural in construction

– for · ty · ish \ -t ē -ish \ adjective

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