fork
verb/fɔːk/
/fɔːrk/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they fork | /fɔːk/ /fɔːrk/ |
| he / she / it forks | /fɔːks/ /fɔːrks/ |
| past simple forked | /fɔːkt/ /fɔːrkt/ |
| past participle forked | /fɔːkt/ /fɔːrkt/ |
| -ing form forking | /ˈfɔːkɪŋ/ /ˈfɔːrkɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (not used in the progressive tenses) (+ adv./prep.) (of a road, river, etc.) to divide into two parts that lead in different directions
- The path forks at the bottom of the hill.
- The road forks right after the bridge.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (not used in the progressive tenses) (of a person) to turn left or right where a road, etc. divides into two
- Fork right after the bridge.
- [transitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move, carry or dig something using a fork
- Clear the soil of weeds and fork in plenty of compost.
- He forked a piece of meat into his mouth.
- Fork over the ground before planting.
Word OriginOld English forca, force (denoting a farm implement), based on Latin furca ‘pitchfork, forked stick’; reinforced in Middle English by Anglo-Norman French furke (also from Latin furca).
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