numeral

forty

forty

She is forty years old.

She is forty years old.

There are forty people here.

There are forty people here.

forty ((noun)) forty (something) There are forty people here.

Synonyms: none; Related numbers: thirty, fifty

From Old English 'fēowertig', from 'fēower' (four) + '-tig' (group of ten).

Note that 'four' has a 'u', but 'forty' does not. This is a very common spelling mistake.

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