forty
Pronunciation: [ˈfɔrti]
Word
Context: "numbers"
(noun) the number that comes after thirty-nine and before forty-one. It's a way to count things, like how many people are in a room or how many cookies are left.
Example
There are forty students in our class this year.
Example
There are not forty apples in the basket; there are only thirty-five.
Example
How many cookies do you have? Is it forty?
Context: "numbers"
(adjective) used to describe something that has the quantity of forty. For example, if you have forty toys, you would say, 'I have forty toys'.
Example
She gave me forty dollars for my birthday.
Example
He didn't give me forty cents, he only gave me twenty.
Example
Did you buy forty books for the library?
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