FORTY


Meaning of FORTY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfȯr-tē ]

noun

( plural forties )

Etymology: Middle English fourty, adjective, from Old English fēowertig, from fēowertig group of 40, from fēower four + -tig group of 10; akin to Old English tīen 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 ˈfȯr-tē-əth adjective or noun

• forty adjective

• forty pronoun, plural in construction

• for·ty·ish -tē-ish adjective

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