# forties

Pronunciation: say "FOR-teez" US /ˈfɔɹtiz/, UK /ˈfɔːtiz/

## Noun

1. The decade of a person's life spanning the ages of 40 through 49.
   - Simple: The years of someone's life between the ages of 40 and 49.
   - _He changed careers in his early forties and never looked back._
   - _By her late forties she had three children in college._
2. A decade made up of the years ending in 40 through 49, such as the 1840s or 1940s.
   - Simple: The years from 40 to 49 in a century, like the 1940s.
   - _Rationing shaped daily life throughout the forties._
   - _The novel is set in the forties, against the backdrop of postwar recovery._
3. A value falling between 40 and 49, used when reporting figures such as temperatures or rates.
   - Simple: Any number from 40 to 49, often used for temperatures or rates.
   - _Overnight lows settled into the forties across the valley._
   - _Voter turnout languished in the forties for the third election running._
4. Plural of forty. *(slang, US)* — plural of forty
   - Simple: Plural of forty. Use it when talking about more than one forty.
   - _The spreadsheet column was full of forties and fifties._
   - _She grouped the marbles into forties for the count._

## Adjective

5. Belonging to or recalling the years 41 through 50 of a century, especially the 1940s.
   - Simple: Coming from or reminding you of the 1940s.
   - _The film captured a distinctly forties mood in its sets and music._
   - _He collects forties radios and old gramophones._

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