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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In 2008, he and a friend forked over $650,000 to have lunch with Buffett, which, he insisted External link, “was worth every dime.”
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 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
Hollywood heavyweight Mark Wahlberg has forked over $37 million to buy a newly flipped, fully furnished Florida mansion on an exclusive stretch known as “Billionaires Row.”
From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025
The Blues have forked out £445m on forwards - but aside from a now-injured Nicolas Jackson none have proved to be a high-quality number nine.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025
I covertly used some sympathy to start the fire while Denna cobbled together a couple cooking skewers out of forked willow branches.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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