ford (fôrd)n. A shallow place in a body of water, such as a river, where one can cross by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle.tr.v. ford·ed, ford·ing, fords To cross (a body of water) at a ford.[Middle English, from Old English; see per- in Indo-European roots.]ford?a·ble adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.ford (f??d) n (Physical Geography) a shallow area in a river that can be crossed by car, horseback, etcvb (tr) to cross (a river, brook, etc) over a shallow area[Old English; related to Old Frisian forda, Old High German furt ford, Latin porta door, portus port1] ?fordable adjFord (f??d) n1. (Biography) Ford Maddox (?mæd?ks) original name Ford Madox Hueffer. 1873?1939, English novelist, editor, and critic; works include The Good Soldier (1915) and the war tetralogy Parade’s End (1924?28).2. (Biography) Gerald R(udolph). 1913?2006, US politician; 38th president of the US (1974?77)3. (Biography) Harrison. born 1942, US film actor. His films include Star Wars (1977) and its sequels, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and its sequels, Bladerunner (1982), Clear and Present Danger (1994), and What Lies Beneath (2000)4. (Biography) Henry. 1863?1947, US car manufacturer, who pioneered mass production5. (Biography) John. 1586??1639, English dramatist; author of revenge tragedies such as ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore (1633)6. (Biography) John, real name Sean O’Feeney. 1895?1973, US film director, esp of Westerns such as Stagecoach (1939) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ford (f?rd, fo?rd) n., v. ford?ed, ford?ing. n. 1. a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading. v.t. 2. to cross (a river, stream, etc.) at a ford. [before 900; Middle English (n.), Old English] ford?a?ble, adj. Ford (f?rd, fo?rd) n. 1. Ford Mad?ox (?mæd ?ks) (Ford Madox Hueffer), 1873?1939, English critic and editor. 2. Gerald R(udolph, Jr.) (Leslie Lynch King, Jr.), born 1913, 38th president of the U.S. 1974?77. 3. Henry, 1863?1947, U.S. automobile manufacturer. 4. John, 1586??c1640, English playwright. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.fordPast participle: fordedGerund: fordingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativefordfordPresentI fordyou fordhe/she/it fordswe fordyou fordthey fordPreteriteI fordedyou fordedhe/she/it fordedwe fordedyou fordedthey fordedPresent ContinuousI am fordingyou are fordinghe/she/it is fordingwe are fordingyou are fordingthey are fordingPresent PerfectI have fordedyou have fordedhe/she/it has fordedwe have fordedyou have fordedthey have fordedPast ContinuousI was fordingyou were fordinghe/she/it was fordingwe were fordingyou were fordingthey were fordingPast PerfectI had fordedyou had fordedhe/she/it had fordedwe had fordedyou had fordedthey had fordedFutureI will fordyou will fordhe/she/it will fordwe will fordyou will fordthey will fordFuture PerfectI will have fordedyou will have fordedhe/she/it will have fordedwe will have fordedyou will have fordedthey will have fordedFuture ContinuousI will be fordingyou will be fordinghe/she/it will be fordingwe will be fordingyou will be fordingthey will be fordingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been fordingyou have been fordinghe/she/it has been fordingwe have been fordingyou have been fordingthey have been fordingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been fordingyou will have been fordinghe/she/it will have been fordingwe will have been fordingyou will have been fordingthey will have been fordingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been fordingyou had been fordinghe/she/it had been fordingwe had been fordingyou had been fordingthey had been fordingConditionalI would fordyou would fordhe/she/it would fordwe would fordyou would fordthey would fordPast ConditionalI would have fordedyou would have fordedhe/she/it would have fordedwe would have fordedyou would have fordedthey would have fordedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011