forked
Americanadjective
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having a fork or forklike parts
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( in combination )
two-forked
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having sharp angles; zigzag
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insincere or equivocal (esp in the phrase forked tongue )
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of forked
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at fork, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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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
Some were so enticed by Koh they forked over copies of their ID cards, which then got used by other North Korean IT workers to grab more work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
The reported £4m forked out for Oliver Antman and the £3.5m spent on Thelo Aasgaard does not look like smart business so far either.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
King Lear, bearing the brunt of a storm, looks at what he thinks is a mad beggar and wonders if “unaccommodated man” is no more than “a poor, bare, forked animal.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
He spent long periods bushwhacking over tangled mountains or following the wrong path when the trail forked.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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