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fork

US /fɔrk/

noun Advanced · C1 Ăn uống

Definition

cutlery used for serving and eating food

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The waiter placed a clean fork and knife beside each plate.

Word Family

NounNoun
fork gốc forking
VerbVerb
fork gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Collocations

  • Easy knife and fork
    to knife and fork, meaning to use a knife on
  • Medium fork in the road decision
    to fork in the road decision, meaning to lift with a pitchfork
  • Hard fork out settlement funds
    to fork out settlement funds, meaning to lift with a pitchfork
  • Very Hard hard fork split in blockchain consensus
    describing hard fork split in blockchain consensus (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure)

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