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- [fawrd, fohrd]
- /fɔrd, foʊrd/
- /fɔːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawrd, fohrd]
- /fɔrd, foʊrd/
Definitions of ford word
- noun ford Elizabeth Bloomer ("Betty") 1918–2011, U.S. First Lady 1974–77 (wife of Gerald R. Ford). 1
- noun ford Ford Madox [mad-uh ks] /ˈmæd əks/ (Show IPA), (Ford Madox Hueffer) 1873–1939, English novelist, poet, critic, and editor. 1
- noun ford 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. 1
- noun ford Guy Stanton, 1873–1963, U.S. historian, educator, and editor. 1
- noun ford Henry, 1863–1947, U.S. automobile manufacturer. 1
- noun ford John, 1586?–c1640, English playwright. 1
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Origin of ford
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English (noun), Old English; cognate with Old Frisian forda, German Furt; akin to Old Norse fjǫrthr, fare, port1
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Parts of speech for Ford
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ford popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ford usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ford
verb ford
- span — the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- navigate — to move on, over, or through (water, air, or land) in a ship or aircraft: to navigate a river.
- sail — an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- ply — British Dialect. to bend, fold, or mold.
- cruise — A cruise is a holiday during which you travel on a ship or boat and visit a number of places.
Antonyms for ford
verb ford
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
noun ford
- ilford — a former borough in SE England, now part of Redbridge, Greater London.
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