forty-five

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈfɔrtiːˌfaɪv/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The cardinal number 45, equal to forty plus five.; A phonograph record that plays at 45 revolutions per minute, typically a single.; A pistol or revolver with a caliber of .45 inches, especially the Colt M1911.; A cartridge of .45 caliber.
  2. adjective
    Being one more than forty-four; equal to 45.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: forty-fives

Collocations

forty-five degreesforty-five minutesforty-five calibera forty-five

Derivatives

forty-fifth

Synonyms

45

Commonly confused

fourty-five
EN: 'Fourty' is a common misspelling; the correct form is 'forty' without the 'u'.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember that 'forty' drops the 'u' from 'four'—'fourty-five' is a very common misspelling.

💬 Examples

  1. There were forty-five students in the lecture hall.

  2. He found an old forty-five of Elvis Presley at the garage sale.

  3. The detective carried a forty-five in a shoulder holster.

  4. He loaded a fresh magazine of forty-fives into the pistol.

  5. She celebrated her forty-fifth birthday with a surprise party.