What does FORTY mean?

• Adjective: equal to the number 40
• Noun: the number 40

• US: /ˈfɔr ti/
• UK: /ˈfɔː ti/

The word "forty" comes from the Old English word "feowertig," which means "four tens." It has been used since the 14th century to denote the number 40, and since the 18th century, it has also been used as an adjective to describe something that is equal to the number 40.

• Quarante (French)
• Cuarenta (Spanish)
• Quaranta (Italian)

• Forté
• Forte
• Froth
• Frost
• Worth

• The party had forty guests.
• She scored forty points in the game.
• Forty is the number of weeks in a pregnancy.
• He ran forty miles yesterday.