ford

[ fawrd, fohrd ]

/ fɔrd, foʊrd /

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noun

a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.

verb (used with object)

to cross (a river, stream, etc.) at a ford.

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Origin of ford

before 900; Middle English (noun), Old English; cognate with Old Frisian forda,German Furt; akin to Old Norse fjǫrthr,fare, port¹

OTHER WORDS FROM ford

ford·a·ble, adjectiveun·ford·a·ble, adjectiveun·ford·ed, adjective

Words nearby ford

forcing bid, forcing frequency, forcing house, forcipate, for crying out loud, ford, for days on end, Forde, for dear life, Ford, Gerald, Ford, Henry

Other definitions for ford (2 of 2)

Ford

[ fawrd, fohrd ]

/ fɔrd, foʊrd /

noun

Elizabeth Bloomer "Betty", 1918–2011, U.S. First Lady 1974–77 (wife of Gerald R. Ford).

Ford Mad·ox

[mad-uhks], /ˈmæd əks/, Ford Madox Hueffer, 1873–1939, English novelist, poet, critic, and editor.

Gerald R(udolph, Jr.) Leslie Lynch King, Jr., 1913–2006, U.S. political leader: congressman 1948–73; vice president 1973–74; 38th president of the U.S. 1974–77.

Guy Stanton, 1873–1963, U.S. historian, educator, and editor.

Henry, 1863–1947, U.S. automobile manufacturer.

John, 1586?–c1640, English playwright.

John Sean O'Feeney, 1895–1973, U.S. film director.

a male given name.

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How to use ford in a sentence

His father, a businessman and riding mechanic, was friends with Henry Ford, who hired him to set up Ford dealerships across the country.
Bruce Meyers, creator of the first fiberglass dune buggy, dies at 94|Harrison Smith|February 25, 2021|Washington Post
“Telehealth has certainly been a big part of the response to the pandemic, and it’s been highly successful,” says Ford Professor of Economics Jonathan Gruber ’87, who specializes in health-care economics.
The doctor will Zoom you now|Katie McLean|February 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review
His Ford Mustang will represent a different type of balance at this weekend’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona, with his team, Roush Fenway Racing, now NASCAR’s first to be certified carbon neutral.
As his NASCAR team goes green, Ryan Newman’s car shifts to neutral|Glynn A. Hill|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
Kudos to Ford for trying something new, but in practice the system feels awkward.
Ford’s electric Mustang Mach-E is an important leap into the future|Dan Carney|February 12, 2021|Popular-Science

Ford plans to invest $22 billion in vehicle electrification through 2025, an amount that's nearly double its prior plans, the company said.
Ford plans $22 billion investment in electric vehicles as GM bets big|Ben Geman|February 5, 2021|Axios
The star of the film was Glenn Ford, but I barely noticed him.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The first day of Liberty, I was hanging around waiting for Ford to come in.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Harold Ford Jr. is a former U.S. Representative from Tennessee.
Why Voters Love Common Core|Harold Ford Jr.|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ford Madox Ford raged against English novelists from Henry Fielding to George Meredith.
The Birth of the Novel|Nick Romeo|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I have set aside the next six years to write a biography of Gerald Ford.
This Republican Loved Taxes & Modern Art|Scott Porch|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During this day the party had to cross a river which was too deep to ford, and over which there was no sort of bridge.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
Passing some way along the water side, he found the banks high and the water deep, and no ford but the one he had crossed.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
He kept the ford; and, when his men came up, they found fourteen slain, and the rest in retreat.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
And soon the wooded hills were dotted with small herds moving toward the ford.
The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
Soon the ford was filled, and the reindeer began to press up the narrow river valley.
The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp

British Dictionary definitions for ford (1 of 2)

ford

/ (fɔːd) /

noun

a shallow area in a river that can be crossed by car, horseback, etc

verb

(tr) to cross (a river, brook, etc) over a shallow area

Derived forms of ford

fordable, adjective

Word Origin for ford

Old English; related to Old Frisian forda, Old High German furt ford, Latin porta door, portus port 1

British Dictionary definitions for ford (2 of 2)

Ford

/ (fɔːd) /

noun

Ford Maddox (ˈmædəks) original name Ford Madox Hueffer . 1873–1939, English novelist, editor, and critic; works include The Good Soldier (1915) and the war tetralogy Parade's End (1924–28).

Gerald R (udolph). 1913–2006, US politician; 38th president of the US (1974–77)

Harrison . born 1942, US film actor. His films include Star Wars (1977) and its sequels, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and its sequels, Bladerunner (1982), Clear and Present Danger (1994), and What Lies Beneath (2000)

Henry . 1863–1947, US car manufacturer, who pioneered mass production

John . 1586–?1639, English dramatist; author of revenge tragedies such as 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1633)

John, real name Sean O'Feeney . 1895–1973, US film director, esp of Westerns such as Stagecoach (1939) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

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