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for·ty F0274000 (fôr′tē)n. pl. for·ties 1. The cardinal number equal to 4 × 10.2. fortiesa. A decade or the numbers from 40 to 49: They stopped smoking in their forties. At night the temperature fell into the forties.b. often Forties The decade from 40 to 49 in a century.
[Middle English, from Old English fēowertig; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]
for′ty adj. & pron.forty (ˈfɔːtɪ) n, pl -ties1. (Mathematics) the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four. See also number12. (Mathematics) a numeral, 40, XL, etc, representing this number3. something representing, represented by, or consisting of 40 unitsdeterminera. amounting to forty: forty thieves. b. (as pronoun): there were forty in the herd. [Old English fēowertig]for•ty (ˈfɔr ti)
n., pl. -ties,
adj. n. 1. a cardinal number, ten times four. 2. a symbol for this number, as 40 or XL or XXXX. 3. a set of this many persons or things. 4. forties, the numbers from 40 through 49, as in referring to the years of a lifetime or of a century or to degrees of temperature. adj. 5. amounting to 40 in number. [before 950; Middle English fourti, Old English fēowertig] for′ty•ish, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  forty - the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four40, XLlarge integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten | | Adj. | 1. |  forty - being ten more than thirty 40, twoscore, xlcardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers" |
Translationsforty (ˈfoːti) noun1. the number or figure 40. 四十 四十2. the age of 40. 四十歲 四十岁 adjective1. 40 in number. 四十個(人或物)的 四十个（人或物）的 2. aged 40. 四十歲的 四十岁的ˈforties noun plural1. the period of time between one's fortieth and fiftieth birthdays. 四十到四十九歲的時期，四五十歲 四十到四十九岁的时期，四十多岁 2. the range of temperatures between forty and fifty degrees. 四十到五十度之間的溫度範圍，四五十度（溫度） 四十到五十度之间的温度范围3. the period of time between the fortieth and fiftieth years of a century. 四十年代 四十年代ˈfortieth noun1. one of forty equal parts. 四十分之一 四十分之一2. (also adjective) the last of forty (people, things etc); the next after the thirty-ninth. 第四十的 第四十的forty- having forty (of something). a forty-page index. 有四十(頁)的 有四十（页）的 ˈforty-year-old noun, adjective (a person or animal) that is forty years old. 四十歲(的) 四十岁（的） forty winks a short sleep. He always has forty winks after dinner. 打盹兒 打盹儿
forty (not fourty). forty
forty minutes of hellIn collegiate basketball, the entire duration (40 minutes) of a game played in a suffocatingly aggressive manner. The phrase was reportedly coined by Nolan Richardson while coaching the Arkansas Razorbacks in the mid-1990s. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. OK, everyone, go out there and give them forty minutes of hell—don't even give them a chance to breathe!See also: forty, hell, minute, ofhit paradeAny listing or inventory of the best or most popular persons or things in a given category. Anthony's bookshelves are a veritable hit parade of classic literature.See also: hit, paradeforty ways from SundayThoroughly or completely; in every possible way; from every conceivable angle. Everyone had their money on the reigning champion, but he was beaten forty ways from Sunday by the newcomer. We researched the case forty ways from Sunday, but there didn't seem to be any way that we could win with the evidence at hand.See also: forty, Sunday, wayforty ways to SundayThoroughly or completely; in every possible way; from every conceivable angle. Everyone had their money on the reigning champion, but he was beaten forty ways to Sunday by the newcomer. We researched the case forty ways to Sunday, but there didn't seem to be any way that we could win with the evidence at hand.See also: forty, Sunday, wayback fortySprawling, uncultivated acreage, as would be found on a farm. I often go to the back forty of my property when I need some quiet time to think.See also: back, fortygo two-fortyTo move very quickly; to race. The phrase refers to a horse racing record of a mile completed in two minutes and 40 seconds. I need to start going two-forty through this paperwork if I want to have it done by the deadline.See also: gocatch forty winksTo sleep for a short time; to take a nap. Dad's upstairs catching forty winks before dinner.See also: catch, forty, winkforty winksA nap or a brief sleep. When you have a baby for the first time, you are suddenly forced to learn how to operate on only forty winks at a time. I'm going to go grab a quick forty winks before everyone starts arriving for the dinner party.See also: forty, winkforty-something1. adjective Of an unspecified age in one's forties. He looks like he's in his 60s, but he's really just forty-something.2. noun A person who is in their forties. Usually used in the plural. I felt really out of place being so young at a party of forty-somethings.40 acres and a mule1. Something given by the government. The phrase refers to a promise made during the Civil War by Union general William T. Sherman that freed slaves would receive 40 acres of land and a mule. However, after the war that land was given back to its original owners. I'm doing just fine on my own—I don't need 40 acres and a mule from Uncle Sam.2. A promise or assurance that proves to be false. I think he's just tempting us with that offer, and it'll turn out to be 40 acres and a mule.See also: 40, acre, and, mulelife begins at 40cliché One has the skills, experience, and means by age 40 to truly enjoy life to its fullest. A: "I'm so depressed that I'm going to turn 40 next year." B: "Come on, Tom, life begins at 40. You've still got all sorts of adventures ahead of you!"See also: 40, begin, lifecatch forty winks and take forty winks; have forty winksFig. to take a nap; to get some sleep. I'll just catch forty winks before getting ready for the party. I think I'll go to bed and take forty winks. See you in the morning.See also: catch, forty, winkforty winksFig. a nap; some sleep. I could use forty winks before I have to get to work. I need forty winks before I get started again.See also: forty, winkLife begins at forty.Prov. By the time you are forty years old, you have enough experience and skill to do what you want to do with your life. (Often said as an encouragement to those reaching middle age.) Alan: Why are you so depressed? Jane: Tomorrow's my fortieth birthday. Alan: Cheer up! Life begins at forty. For Pete, life began at forty, because by that time he had enough financial security to enjoy himself now and then, rather than having to work all the time.See also: begin, forty, lifeforty winksA brief nap, as in There's just time for forty winks before we have to leave. This expression supposedly was first recorded in 1828 and relies on wink in the sense of "sleep," a usage dating from the 14th century. See also: forty, winkhit paradeA listing of the most popular or best items or individuals of some kind, as in The library has a veritable hit parade of videos. This expression dates from the 1930s, when it was the name of a weekly radio show featuring the most popular songs as indicated by record sales. See also: hit, paradeforty winks OLD-FASHIONED, INFORMALIf you have forty winks, you have a short sleep. He always has forty winks after supper.See also: forty, winkforty winks a short sleep or nap, especially during the day. informal This expression dates from the early 19th century, but wink in the sense of ‘a closing of the eyes for sleep’ is found from the late 14th century.See also: forty, winkforty ˈwinks (informal) a short sleep, especially during the day: I managed to get forty winks after lunch.See also: forty, winkforty winks n. a nap; sleep. (Usually with a quantifier. Either forty or some, a few, a bunch of, etc.) I could use forty winks before I have to get to work. See also: forty, winkforty winksA short nap. A wink has meant a sleep since the fourteenth century, when William Langland wrote “Thenne Wakede I of my wink” (Piers Ploughman, 1377). There is an apocryphal story about the origin of forty winks, stemming from an article in Punch (1872), the English humor magazine, about the long and tedious articles of faith required for Church of England clergy (“If a man, after reading through the thirty-nine Articles, were to take forty winks . . .”). However appealing this source, the term had appeared in print nearly a half-century earlier (in Pierce Egan’s Tom and Jerry, 1828), and its true origin has apparently been lost.See also: forty, winkhit paradeA listing of the most popular individuals or items of some kind, in order of rank. The term dates from the 1930s when it was the name of a weekly radio show playing the most popular songs as indicated by record sales. It was later extended to other circumstances, as in “That math professor is number one on the students’ hit parade.” A more recent locution is the Top 40, similarly rating songs on the basis of their sales.See also: hit, paradeForty acres and a muleA a government handout; a broken promise. As Union general William T. Sherman marched through Georgia and other parts of the confederacy during the Civil War, he promised freed slaves the gift of forty acres of South Carolina and Georgia farmland and an army mule with which to work the soil. Following the war, however, President Johnson rescinded Sherman's order, and the appropriated land was restored to its owners. While most citizens adopted the phrase as a metaphor for either any form of government handout (or a trifling salary or bonus from their employer), African-Americans who remembered the expression's history used it as a rueful reminder of a offer that was reneged upon.See also: acre, and, forty, muleforty
forty1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four 2. a numeral, 40, XL, etc., representing this number AcronymsSee4tforty
Synonyms for fortynoun the cardinal number that is the product of ten and fourSynonymsRelated Wordsadj being ten more than thirtySynonymsRelated Words |