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Definition of ford verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ford

verb
 
/fɔːd/
 
/fɔːrd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ford
 
/fɔːd/
 
/fɔːrd/
he / she / it fords
 
/fɔːdz/
 
/fɔːrdz/
past simple forded
 
/ˈfɔːdɪd/
 
/ˈfɔːrdɪd/
past participle forded
 
/ˈfɔːdɪd/
 
/ˈfɔːrdɪd/
-ing form fording
 
/ˈfɔːdɪŋ/
 
/ˈfɔːrdɪŋ/
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  1. ford something to walk or drive across a river or stream
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFord is used with these nouns as the object:
    • river
    • stream
    See full entry
    Word OriginOld English, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch voorde, also to fare.
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