prefork in All languages combined

Forms: preforks [present, singular, third-person], preforking [participle, present], preforked [participle, past], preforked [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: pre- + fork Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|fork}} pre- + fork Head templates: {{en-verb}} prefork (third-person singular simple present preforks, present participle preforking, simple past and past participle preforked)

Inflected forms

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"prefork" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]

Inflected forms