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How to pronounce forty in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms 40, xl
Type of large integer
Type Words
Synonyms 40, twoscore, xl

Examples of forty

forty
Forty-one survivors were plucked from the seas, and one person made it to shore.
From the washingtontimes.com
Forty percent said they thought that the shooting could not have been prevented.
From the bloomberg.com
I pitched More, a magazine for women forty and older, for a feature on the site.
From the forbes.com
Forty-five wooden chalets line the south-western shores, flanked by two beaches.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Forty years ago, he was up there with George Best as an incorrigible hellraiser.
From the independent.co.uk
For almost forty years, its border with Syria has been one of Israel's quietest.
From the economist.com
In reality the botanical garden closest to me is forty-five miles from my house.
From the theatlantic.com
Forty minutes later, I was staring at clumps of hair on the floor of the shower.
From the post-gazette.com
Forty-five percent of the patients studied had experienced acute kidney failure.
From the sciencedaily.com
More examples
  • Being ten more than thirty
  • The cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
  • (forties) the time of life between 40 and 50
  • (forties) the decade from 1940 to 1949
  • 40 (forty) is the natural number following 39 and preceding 41.
  • Forty: Live Limited Edition is a live album released by Thomas Dolby in 2001. Organic electronics back up a melodic and lyrical vocal style. It features jazz-tinged chordal progressions, but uses unexpected sounds and textures. Intimate, atmospheric, and highly autobiographical.
  • A 40 ounce bottle of beer
  • (Forties) 40 oz. beers; usually containing malt liquor or the Miller High Life.
  • The third point of a game for either player or side. If both reach forty, it is called deuce.