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FORT-ee/ˈfɔːti/
The number 40 is forty — no u, even though four has one. Use forty years old or forty minutes, and spell it forty, not “fourty.” Fourteen is 14; fifty comes next in the tens.
Meaning
The number 40.
Examples
- “My father is forty.”
- “The journey takes forty minutes.”
- “She is forty years old this year.”
Good to know
forty (not fourty). Mix-up: fourteen (14). Number 40.
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