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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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In 2022, the singer forked over $3.4 million for Cara and Poppy Delevingne’s Hollywood Hills property.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

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

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

So who are the losers, besides fans who have forked out high prices for tickets to see free-flowing, entertaining football - only for the game to be stopped in each half?

From BBC Jun. 15, 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

The tunnel forked, or so it seemed, and in the dark they could not tell which was the wider way, or which kept nearer to the straight.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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