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🔑 fork BrE /fɔːk / NAmE /fɔːrk / noun 🔑 a tool with a handle and three or four sharp points (called prongs used for picking up and eating food ◆ to eat with a knife and fork a garden tool with a long or short handle and three or four sharp metal points , used for digging ➡ see also pitchfork a place where a road , river , etc . divides into two parts ; either of these two parts ◆ Shortly before dusk they reached a fork and took the left -hand track . ◆ Take the right fork . a thing shaped like a fork , with two or more long parts ◆ a jagged fork of lightning ➡ see also tuning fork either of two metal supporting pieces into which a wheel on a bicycle or motorcycle is fitted 🔑 fork BrE /fɔːk / NAmE /fɔːrk / verb present simple - I / you / we / they fork BrE /fɔːk / NAmE /fɔːrk / present simple - he / she / it forks BrE /fɔːks / NAmE /fɔːrks / past simple forked BrE /fɔːkt / NAmE /fɔːrkt / past participle forked BrE /fɔːkt / NAmE /fɔːrkt / -ing form forking BrE /ˈfɔːkɪŋ / NAmE /ˈfɔːrkɪŋ / [ I ] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 (+ adv ./prep .) of a road , river , etc . 道路、河流等 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 . [ I ] + adv ./prep . (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 (of a person 人 to turn left or right where a road , etc . divides into two ◆ Fork right after the bridge . [ T ] (+ adv ./prep .) to move , carry or dig sth using a fork ◆ Clear the soil of weeds and fork in plenty of compost . ● ˌfork ˈout (for sth )● ˌfork ˈout sth (for /on sth )(informal to spend a lot of money on sth , especially unwillingly ◆ Why fork out for a taxi when there's a perfectly good bus service ? ◆ We've forked out a small fortune on their education .
