🇬🇧 Forty meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Forty is the number that comes right after 39 and right before 41. If you count up from 1, you say “thirty‑eight, thirty‑nine, forty, forty‑one.” It means you have 40 of something, like 40 fingers in a drawing of a super‑duper monster hand collection.

The ice cream truck played the same song forty times, and now it’s permanently stuck in my skull.

The cookie jar said “serves forty,” but I proved it actually serves one determined kid.

Mom said I could have one french fry, so I took forty tiny bites to make it last forever.

I tried to be serious for forty whole seconds, but my left eyebrow kept wiggling and ruined everything.

I wrote my name forty times on my homework so the teacher wouldn’t forget who the genius was.

A woman has a cake with forty candles. Friends add candles and count: thirty-nine, forty. They all smile. She closes her eyes and blows forty candles. The room goes dark for the flame. Friends shout, "Forty!" They clap for forty and sing. She opens her eyes and is very happy.

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This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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