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  • past tense form of fork.
  • past participle of fork.
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forked

[fawrkt, fawr-kid] / fɔrkt, ˈfɔr kɪd /


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By flicking their forked tongues, they collect chemical signals from the air that help them locate potential prey.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

At least a dozen people forked over approximately $190,000 to Bloom in 2021, the Los Angeles Police Department previously told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2026

He noted that the company presumably is doing well if executives forked over more than $14 billion to buy “49% of something they sold under duress.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 8, 2026

"We reckon we'll have forked out an extra £12,000 by the time we leave," Andrea says.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

A side road forked off, and though I had no idea where it went, I tripped along it, pulling a protesting Otto up from the ground as I went.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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