40s

US: ˈfɔːrtiz

Definition

Definition of 40s - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

ageage between forty and forty-nine years for a person

He spent his 40s traveling the world.

forties

historyyears from 1940 to 1949, often discussed as a period

She studies films from the 40s in her class.

weather

temperatures from 40 to 49 degrees in reports

Afternoon temperatures will stay in the 40s today.

Adjective

agedescribing people aged from forty to forty-nine years old

The club offers discounts for 40s members on weeknights.

middle-aged

historyrelating to the decade of the 1940s in time or style

She wore a 40s dress with a fitted waist and bold shoulders.

forties

weather

showing temperatures from 40 to 49 degrees on a scale

Expect 40s highs across the valley today.

fortyish

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Origin of 40s

English, 40 (forty) + -s (decade plural)

Examples of 40s in a sentence

By his late 40s, he finally took up painting.
Fashion in the 40s reflected wartime austerity.
He collects jazz records from the 40s.
Morning highs dip into the 40s.
Expect lows in the 40s overnight.
The study focused on 40s patients with new-onset hypertension.

Our 40s volunteers preferred shorter, high-intensity workouts.
The museum displayed 40s propaganda posters.
He collects 40s jazz records.
A 40s breeze kept the marathoners cool.
Tomorrow’s 40s temperatures will stall any snowmelt.

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French:la quarantaine, quadragénaire, ...
German:die Vierziger, 40- bis 49-jährig, ...
Italian:i quaranta, quarantenne, ...
Spanish:los cuarenta, cuarentañero, ...
Portuguese:os quarenta, na casa dos 40, ...
Chinese:四十多岁, 四十多岁的, ...
Japanese:40代, 40代の, ...
Arabic:الأَرْبَعِينِيّات, أَرْبَعينيّ, ...
Hebrew:שְׁנוֹת הָאַרְבָּעִים, בְּשְׁנוֹת הָאַרְבָּעִים, ...
Russian:пятый десяток, 40-49-летний, ...
Ukrainian:сорокові, у своїх сорокових, ...
Hindi:चालीसवाँ दशक, चालीस की उम्र के, ...
Bengali:চল্লিশের কোঠা, চল্লিশের কোঠার, ...
Catalan:la quarantena, de quaranta i tants anys, ...
Czech:čtyřicátá léta, čtyřicátnický, ...
Danish:fyrerne, i 40'erne, ...
Dutch:veertiger jaren, veertigjarige, ...
Greek:τα σαράντα, σαραντάρης, ...
Hungarian:negyvenes évek, negyvenes évekbeli, ...
Khmer:វ័យខ្ទង់ ៤០, វ័យខ្ទង់សែសិប, ...
Korean:40대, 40대의, ...
Persian:دههٔ چهل زندگی, چهلوچندساله, ...
Polish:czterdziestka, po czterdziestce, ...
Portuguese (BR):quarenta e poucos anos, na faixa dos 40, ...
Romanian:anii 40 de viață, de 40-49 de ani, ...
Swedish:fyrtioårsåldern, i 40-årsåldern, ...
Thai:วัยสี่สิบกว่า, วัยสี่สิบ, ...
Turkish:kırklı yaşlar, kırklı yaşlarda, ...
Vietnamese:những năm tuổi bốn mươi, ở độ tuổi bốn mươi, ...

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