- 1number 40
- 2noun the forties [plural] numbers, years, or temperatures from 40 to 49 Idioms
between the ages of 40 and 49
NAmE//ˈfɔrt̮iəθ//
ordinal number, noun There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.See forty in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: forty