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A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it…A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.
Meaning
2 sensesA location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.
Furt
бродbrod, перепра́ваperepráva
брідbrid
A stream; a current.
Fjord
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
Examples
87 sentencesTom has a Ford.
У Тома "Форд". — deniko
ruУ Тома форд. — marafon
deTom hat einen Ford. — Felixjp
Tom can't decide whether to buy a Toyota or a Ford.
Том не може вирішити, купити автівку Toyota чи Ford. — ayna123
I'll buy a Ford.
Я куплю "форд". — deniko
ruЯ куплю "форд". — sharptoothed
deIch werde einen Ford kaufen. — MUIRIEL
Tom used to come to work in a Ford.
Tom drives a Ford.
ruТом ездит на форде. — marafon
deTom fährt einen Ford. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English fōrd, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic *furdu, from ProFrom Middle English fōrd, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic *furdu, from Proto-Germanic *furduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”).
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Forms
plural: fordsSynonyms
14 synonyms- the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse:fording
- a shallow area in a stream that can be forded:crossing
- United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947):Henry Ford
- 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-2006):Gerald FordGerald R. FordGerald Rudolph FordPresident Ford
- English writer and editor (1873-1939):Ford Madox FordFord Hermann Hueffer
- grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987):Henry Ford II
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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