How to Pronounce "forties"
word
ˈfɔɹtiz
FOR-teez
fˈɔːtɪz
FAW-teez
Definition
Refers either to the age range between 40 and 49, or to the decade of the 1940s. Used to talk about someone's age or a specific period in history.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈfɔɹtiz
British English
fˈɔːtɪz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
FOR-teez
UK
FAW-teez
Listen in Context
My mother is in her forties.
Jazz music was very popular in the forties.
She started painting in her early forties.
People say your forties are some of your best years.