Ford (Verb)
Meaning
Cross a river where it's shallow.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The travelers had to ford the river on horseback to reach the other side.
- During the heavy rains, locals advise against attempting to ford the swollen river.
- She carefully chose a spot to ford the stream, not wanting to get her boots wet.
- The group decided to wait for low tide before they tried to ford the wide estuary.
- The wading birds watched as the family learned how to safely ford the shallow water.