Meaning & use
forty
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The cardinal number equal to four times ten (40).
See it in a sentence
My grandmother just turned forty.
The stadium held forty thousand spectators.
A note on using this word
"Forty" is the only number between one and one hundred whose spelling drops the "u" found in "four," a quirk that trips up many spellers.
Another way to use it
2. noun
The number 40 itself, as a numeral or symbol.
He wrote a forty at the top of the page.
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