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)