fork off

fɔrk ɔf

Definition

Definition of fork off - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

navigationbranch out from a main route

The trail forks off into two smaller paths.

branch

diverge

departure

Rare

leave or go away

Rare

He told them to fork off and mind their own business.

depart

exit

leave

divergence

Rare

split into different directions or ideas

Rare

The project plans began to fork off into different strategies.

branch off

diverge

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Expressions with fork

fork out

pay money unwillingly or reluctantly

I had to fork out $50 for the ticket.

fork over

pay a lot of money reluctantly

She had to fork over $100 for the ticket.

fork up

pay or hand over something, usually money

He had to fork up a hefty fine for speeding..

fork in the road

place where a road splits into two

We stopped at the fork in the road to decide our route.

dig one's grave with a fork

harm personal health by regularly eating very unhealthy food

If Mark keeps overeating junk food, he will dig his grave with a fork.

stick a fork in

consider something finished or completed

After the final edits, stick a fork in the project.

Examples of fork off in a sentence

This road forks off to the left after the bridge.
She angrily told him to fork off.
They decided to fork off and find a new place to hang out.
Their ideas began to fork off into unrelated topics.
The conversation started to fork off into different subjects.

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French:bifurquer, ficher le camp, ...
German:abzweigen, abhauen, ...
Italian:diramarsi, andarsene, ...
Spanish:ramificarse, pirarse, ...
Portuguese:bifurcar, ir embora, ...
Chinese:分叉, 滚开, ...
Japanese:分岐する, 立ち去る, ...
Arabic:تَفَرَّعَ, اِنْصَرَفَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְפַּצֵּל מִנָּתִיב רָאשִׁי, לְהִסְתַלֵּק, ...
Russian:разветвляться, убираться, ...
Ukrainian:розгалужуватися, забиратися геть, ...
Hindi:शाखा बनाना, दूर हो जाना, ...
Bengali:শাখা প্রশাখা, চলে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:bifurcar-se, marxar, ...
Czech:odbočovat, vypadnout, ...
Danish:forgrene sig, skride af, ...
Dutch:aftakken, oprotten, ...
Greek:διακλαδίζομαι, φύγετε, ...
Hungarian:elágazni, elhúzni, ...
Khmer:បែកចេញពីផ្លូវមេ, ចេញទៅ, ...
Korean:갈라지다, 꺼지다, ...
Persian:منشعب شدن, گم شدن, ...
Polish:rozgałęziać się, spadać, ...
Portuguese (BR):bifurcar, ir embora, ...
Romanian:a se ramifica, a pleca, ...
Swedish:förgrena sig, sticka iväg, ...
Thai:แยกออก, ไปให้พ้น, ...
Turkish:dallanmak, defol, ...
Vietnamese:phân nhánh, biến đi, ...

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