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noun | verb forkfork1 /fɔrk/ ●●● S2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYfork1Origin: Old English forca, from Latin furca 1 a tool used for picking up and eating food, with a handle and three or four points: knives, forks, and spoons2a place where a road or river divides into two or more parts, or one of the parts it divides into: Turn left at the fork in the road. the middle fork of the Klamath River3a pitchfork4the parallel metal bars between which the front wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle is attached [Origin: Old English forca, from Latin furca] → see also tuning fork noun | verb forkfork2 verb VERB TABLEfork |
Present | I, you, we, they | fork | | he, she, it | forks | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | forked | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have forked | | he, she, it | has forked | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had forked | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will fork | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have forked |
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Present | I | am forking | | he, she, it | is forking | | you, we, they | are forking | Past | I, he, she, it | was forking | | you, we, they | were forking | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been forking | | he, she, it | has been forking | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been forking | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be forking | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been forking |
1[intransitive] if a road, path, or river forks, it divides into two parts SYN divide2fork left/right to travel toward the left or right part of a road when it divides into two parts3[transitive] to pick up, carry, or turn something over using a fork: Anna forked some more potatoes onto her plate.fork something ↔ over/out phrasal verb informal to spend a lot of money on something because you have to: A customer forked over his $25 membership fee.fork over/out for/on He forked out $150 on tickets for the game. |