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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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