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forking

UK
/ˈfɔːkɪŋ/
US
/ˈfɔrkɪŋ/

Translations

forkingnoun
forkings
pl
The forking of the river created several small islands.
Разветвление реки создало несколько маленьких островов.
The forking of the road confused the travelers.
Вилка на дороге сбила с толку путешественников.
Additional translations
развилка
Synonyms
division
branching
divergence
bifurcation
split
forkingadjective
more forking
Comp.
most forking
Super.
UK
/ˈfɔː.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈfɔr.kɪŋ/
The forking path in the forest led us to a hidden waterfall.
Разветвляющаяся тропинка в лесу привела нас к скрытому водопаду.
Synonyms
diverging
split
Y-shaped
two-pronged
ramified
forked
branched
branching
bifurcate
bifurcated
forkverb

forking

Gerund

forked
Past Simple
forked
Past Participle
forking
Gerund
UK
/fɔːk/
US
/fɔrk/
The road forks into two paths.
Дорога разветвляется на два пути.
The project forked into two separate initiatives.
Проект разделился на две отдельные инициативы.
The river forks to the east and west.
Река виляет на восток и запад.
Synonyms
divide
separate
split
bifurcate
branch
Antonyms
merge
combine
unite
join

Definitions

forkingnoun
The act or process of dividing into branches or parts.
The forking of the river created several smaller streams.
A place where something divides into branches or parts.
We reached a forking in the road and had to decide which path to take.
In computing, the act of creating an independent copy of an existing codebase or process so that development can continue separately from the original.
The developer’s forking of the open-source project led to two distinct versions of the software.
forkingadjective
Dividing into two or more branches or parts.
The forking path in the forest led us to different destinations.
(slang, euphemistic) Used as an emphatic intensifier, replacing the vulgar word “fucking.”
Turn off that forking alarm before it wakes the whole neighborhood!
forkverb
To divide into two or more branches.
The river forks into two smaller streams.
To create a copy of a software project, often to develop it independently.
The developer decided to fork the open-source project to add new features.
To use a fork to lift or move food.
She forked the salad onto her plate.
To loosen, turn, or dig (soil) using a garden fork.
Before sowing the seeds, she forked the soil to improve its drainage.
(informal, usually with out/over) To pay or hand over (money), often reluctantly.
She finally forked over the extra fee for expedited shipping.
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