Forking — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the place where something divides into branches

the act of branching out or dividing into branches

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹkɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːkɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːkɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹkɪŋ/.

Examples

pitchfork hay
The road forks
She forked her fingers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

branch branching furcation pitchfork furcate ramify separate fork ramification

Parts of Speech

noun	the place where something divides into branches
noun	the act of branching out or dividing into branches
verb	lift with a pitchfork “pitchfork hay”
verb	place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
verb	divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork “The road forks”
verb	shape like a fork “She forked her fingers”

Word Forms

furcate	verb	divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
fork	verb	divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
ramify	verb	grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
bifurcate	verb	split or divide into two
pitchfork	noun	a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
fork	noun	an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs
branch	noun	a part of a forked or branching shape
ramification	noun	a part of a forked or branching shape
forking	noun	the place where something divides into branches
furcation	noun	the place where something divides into branches

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gabelung

der Ort, an dem sich etwas in Zweige teilt

🇫🇷French

bifurquer

l'endroit où quelque chose se divise en branches

🇪🇸Spanish

bifurcar

el lugar donde algo se divide en ramas

🇮🇹Italian

biforcazione

il luogo dove qualcosa si divide in rami

🇳🇱Dutch

vorken

de plaats waar iets zich in takken verdeelt

🇵🇹Portuguese

bifurcação

o lugar onde algo se divide em ramos

🇷🇺Russian

разветвление

место, где что-то разделяется на ветви

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फोर्किंग

वह स्थान जहाँ कोई चीज़ शाखाओं में विभाजित होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

কাঁটাচামচ

জায়গা যেখানে কিছু শাখায় বিভক্ত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்கரண்டி

ஏதோ கிளைகளாகப் பிரியும் இடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫోర్కింగ్

ఏదో శాఖలుగా విభజించే ప్రదేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

फोर्किंग

अशी जागा जिथे काहीतरी शाखांमध्ये विभागले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફોર્કિંગ

તે સ્થાન જ્યાં કંઈક શાખાઓમાં વિભાજિત થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫೋರ್ಕಿಂಗ್

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಶಾಖೆಗಳಾಗಿ ವಿಭಜಿಸುವ ಸ್ಥಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫോർക്കിംഗ്

എന്തെങ്കിലും ശാഖകളായി വിഭജിക്കുന്ന സ്ഥലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੋਕਿੰਗ

ਉਹ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਕੁਝ ਸ਼ਾਖਾਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੰਡਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کانٹا

وہ جگہ جہاں کوئی چیز شاخوں میں تقسیم ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分叉

某事物分成分支的地方

🇯🇵Japanese

フォーク

何かが枝に分かれる場所

🇰🇷Korean

분기

무언가가 가지로 갈라지는 곳

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rẽ nhánh

nơi mà một cái gì đó chia thành các nhánh

🇹🇭Thai

การฟอร์ก

สถานที่ที่บางสิ่งแตกออกเป็นกิ่งก้าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

garpu

tempat di mana sesuatu terbagi menjadi cabang-cabang

🇵🇭Filipino

tinidor

ang lugar kung saan nahahati ang isang bagay sa mga sanga

🇲🇾Malay

bercabang

tempat di mana sesuatu terbahagi kepada dahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شوكة

المكان الذي ينقسم فيه الشيء إلى فروع

🇮🇷Persian

چنگال زدن

جایی که چیزی به شاخه ها تقسیم می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

çatallamak

bir şeyin dallara ayrıldığı yer

🇮🇱Hebrew

מזלג

המקום שבו משהו מתחלק לענפים

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