fortieth

UK /ˈfɔː.ti.əθ/ US /ˈfɔɹ.ti.əθ/

noun 2adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

celebrated, other

VERB + FORTIETH

churching

FORTIETH + NOUN

anniversary, birthday, confinement, day

PREP.

about, after

ADV.

only

adj

The ordinal form of the number forty.

noun

The person or thing in the fortieth position.

One of forty equal parts of a whole.

Our company had the fortieth anniversary of its foundation.

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The population of Wellington is only about a fortieth of that of Tokyo.

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Even though Tom just had his fortieth birthday, I don't think he's over the hill yet.

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Tom celebrated his fortieth the other day, without fanfare or trumpets.

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Tom celebrated his fortieth birthday the other day, without pomp or ceremony.

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Tom celebrated his fortieth birthday the other day, without fanfare or trumpets.

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