forty-second UK /ˌfɔːti ˈsɛkənd/US /ˌfɔɹti ˈsɛkənd/adjective 2noun 1forms 1 adjective2 •The ordinal form of the number forty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 42 of a sequence.The answer appears on the forty-second page of the book.She finished forty-second in the race. •Lasting forty seconds. noun1 •One of forty-two equal parts of a whole.A forty-second of 840 is 20. formsforty-seconds
