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forted

UK/ˈfɔːtɪd/

forted is the simple past and past participle of fort.

Meaning of fort

Verb

fort (third-person singular simple present forts, present participle forting, simple past and past participle forted)

  1. To create a fort, fortifications, a strong point, or a redoubt.
    Synonyms:
    fort up

See all 7 meanings of fort

Adjective

forted (comparative more forted, superlative most forted)

  1. Ensconced in or protected by a fort.
    • The fort was built right in the middle of a large old field, and in it the people had been forted so long and so quietly, that they didn't apprehend any danger at all, and had, therefore, become quite careless.1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska, published 1987, page 104

Forms of forted

comparativemore forted
superlativemost forted

Questions about forted

What does forted mean?
Forted means ensconced in or protected by a fort.
What is forted the simple past and past participle of?
Forted is the simple past and past participle of fort.
What part of speech is forted?
Forted is an adjective.
How do you pronounce forted?
Forted is pronounced /ˈfɔːtɪd/ (UK).

Words near forted in the dictionary

  1. Forteana
  2. forteans
  3. fortear
  4. Forteau
  5. fortecortin
  6. forted
  7. Forten
  8. Fortenberry
  9. Fortenberrys
  10. fortepianist
  11. fortepianists

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Adapted from Wiktionary: forted (page history and authors); fort (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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