Noun
The decade of the 1940s.
Synonyms: 1940s, forties
Temperatures from 40 to 49 degrees.
40S (uncountable)
(molecular biology) The small subunit of the eukaryotic 80S ribosomes.
40s
plural of 40 (“bottle of beer”)
40s
plural of 40 (“bottle of beer”)
It's rare that you see an artist in his 30s or 40s able to really contribute something amazing. Steve Jobs
There are a lot of great athletes who stop working out, and they get out of shape like everybody else in their 30s and 40s. Dolph Lundgren
When my mother left us, he [Stalin] was left completely alone. And I think what came next, in the late 30s and after the war in the 40s - I think that was a result of his complete loneliness on top of the world. Nobody would argue with him anymore. Svetlana Alliluyeva
There's a tradition of scientists approaching senility to come up with grand, improbable theories. Wolfram is unusual in that he's doing this in his 40s. Stephen Wolfram
When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again. Hugo Black
I have always made commercial music. The people who vote for the Grammy nominees are mostly in their 40s and have other jobs or are musicians themselves. They like music that they can relate to - they like commercial music. Al Walser