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forded

forded is the simple past and past participle of ford.

Meaning of ford

Verb

ford (third-person singular simple present fords, present participle fording, simple past and past participle forded)

  1. To cross a stream by walking through it.
    • He named that place, for it was near her dwelling, and on the road between Balerynie and Heriotside, which fords the Sker Burn.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
  2. (broadly) To traverse any precarious environment.
    • I spent several days fording through dense jungle.2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Rogueport

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Forms of forded

comparativemore forded
superlativemost forded

Words formed from forded

Questions about forded

What is forded the simple past and past participle of?
Forded is the simple past and past participle of ford.

Words near forded in the dictionary

  1. fordage
  2. fordages
  3. Fordata
  4. Fordbridge
  5. Forde
  6. forded
  7. fordede
  8. fordedes
  9. fordeem
  10. fordeemed
  11. fordeeming

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