fortieth

[ fawr-tee-ith ]

/ ˈfɔr ti ɪθ /

adjective

next after the thirty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 40.

being one of 40 equal parts.

noun

a fortieth part, especially of one (1/40).

the fortieth member of a series.

Origin of fortieth

before 1100; Middle English fourtithe,Old English fēowertigotha.See forty, -eth²

Words nearby fortieth

for the time being, Fort Hood, forthright, Fort Huachuca, forthwith, fortieth, fortification, fortification agate, fortified pa, fortified wine, fortify

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Example sentences from the Web for fortieth

Now, with his fortieth birthday approaching, he decided it was time to retire.
Babe Ruth’s Summer of Records|Bill Bryson|September 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Dr. and Mrs. Burton just celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary.
The Science of When to Get Married|Hannah Seligson|April 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Fortieth Street was at least a mile and a half distant, and he had already just returned from a walk in a different direction.
Fame and Fortune|Horatio Alger, Jr.
Those lines from the eighteenth to the fortieth ought to be written in blood.
A Diversity of Creatures|Rudyard Kipling

In giving one fortieth part of their yearly income or gains to the poor.
Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series|Jacob Abbott
He was in his fortieth year when, in 1842, he published The Bible in Spain.
Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860|George Saintsbury
She died in 1816, suddenly, in the fortieth year of her age.
The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall

British Dictionary definitions for fortieth

fortieth

/ (ˈfɔːtɪɪθ) /

adjective

being the ordinal number of forty in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc. Often written: 40th
(as noun)he was the fortieth

noun

one of 40 approximately equal parts of something
(as modifier)a fortieth part

the fraction equal to one divided by 40 (1/40)

Word Origin for fortieth

Old English fēowertigotha

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单词	fortieth
释义	fortieth [ fawr-tee-ith ] / ˈfɔr ti ɪθ / adjective next after the thirty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 40. being one of 40 equal parts. noun a fortieth part, especially of one (1/40). the fortieth member of a series. Origin of fortieth before 1100; Middle English fourtithe,Old English fēowertigotha.See forty, -eth² Words nearby fortieth for the time being, Fort Hood, forthright, Fort Huachuca, forthwith, fortieth, fortification, fortification agate, fortified pa, fortified wine, fortify Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fortieth Now, with his fortieth birthday approaching, he decided it was time to retire. Babe Ruth’s Summer of Records\|Bill Bryson\|September 29, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Dr. and Mrs. Burton just celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary. The Science of When to Get Married\|Hannah Seligson\|April 7, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Fortieth Street was at least a mile and a half distant, and he had already just returned from a walk in a different direction. Fame and Fortune\|Horatio Alger, Jr. Those lines from the eighteenth to the fortieth ought to be written in blood. A Diversity of Creatures\|Rudyard Kipling In giving one fortieth part of their yearly income or gains to the poor. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series\|Jacob Abbott He was in his fortieth year when, in 1842, he published The Bible in Spain. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860\|George Saintsbury She died in 1816, suddenly, in the fortieth year of her age. The College, the Market, and the Court\|Caroline H. Dall British Dictionary definitions for fortieth fortieth / (ˈfɔːtɪɪθ) / adjective being the ordinal number of forty in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc. Often written: 40th (as noun)he was the fortieth noun one of 40 approximately equal parts of something (as modifier)a fortieth part the fraction equal to one divided by 40 (1/40) Word Origin for fortieth Old English fēowertigotha Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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