ford
Third Person
fords
Present Participle
fording
Past Tense
forded
Past Participle
forded
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to cross a body of water by wading or driving through it at a shallow point
- The explorers ford the river by carefully driving their off-road vehicles through the shallow water.
- Last summer, we forded the creek on foot during our hiking trip in the mountains.
- The team is currently fording the stream, carefully assessing the water depth before proceeding.
- While on their journey, the settlers were fording rivers and streams to reach their destination.
- Next weekend, we will ford the lake to access the remote campsite on the other side.