forty-two

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

Forty plus two; the cardinal number following forty-one and preceding forty-three.

Equivalents

Españolcuarenta y dos

Françaisquarante-deux

DeutschZweiundvierzig

36 more languages

Afrikaanstwee-en-veertig

العربيةاثنان وأربعون

Azərbaycan diliqırx iki

Беларускаясорак два

Българскичетиридесет и две

বাংলাবিয়াল্লিশ

Catalàquaranta-dos

Češtinačtyřicet dva dvaačtyřicet

Esperantokvardek du

Euskaraberrogeita bi

Suomineljäkymmentäkaksi

Vosa Vakavitivasagavulu ka rua

ગુજરાતીબેતાળીસ

हिन्दीबयालीस

Magyarnegyvenkettő

Italianoquarantadue

日本語四十二

ქართულიორმოცდაორი

Қазақ тіліқырық екі

한국어마흔두 사십이

Lëtzebuergeschzweeavéierzeg

ລາວສີ່ສິບສອງ

മലയാളംനാല്പത്തിരണ്ട്

Bahasa Melayuempat puluh dua

Nederlandstweeënveertig

Polskiczterdzieści dwa czterdzieścioro dwoje

Portuguêsquarenta e dois

Românăpatruzeci și doi

Русскийсорок два

Svenskafyrtiotvå

Kiswahiliarobaini na mbili

ไทยสี่สิบสอง

Türkçekırk iki

Українськасорок два

اردوبیالیس

Examples

“"Forty-two!" yelled Loonquawl. "Is that all you've got to show ⟳ for seven and a half million years' work ⟳?" "I checked it very thoroughly," said the computer, "and that quite definitely is the answer ⟳. I think ⟳ the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question ⟳ is."”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

fortyfold fortyish fortyodd fortypenny fortysomething forumless

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