Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

forty

numeral
fɔːrti
Definition
The number following thirty-nine and preceding forty-one.
Examples
  • She scored forty points in the basketball game.
  • There are forty days until the event.
  • The book has been read by forty different people.
Meaning
Forty represents the quantity that is ten less than fifty.
Synonyms
  • 4 tens
  • XL (Roman numeral)