"forces" meaning in English

See forces in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔɹ.sɪz/ [General-American], /ˈfɔː.sɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfo(ː)ɹ.sɪz/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /ˈfoə.sɪz/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-forces.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)sɪz, (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oːɹsɪz, (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oəsɪz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} forces
  1. plural of force Tags: form-of, plural Form of: force
    Sense id: en-forces-en-noun-LPQuct2u Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 30 22 12 36

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔɹ.sɪz/ [General-American], /ˈfɔː.sɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfo(ː)ɹ.sɪz/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /ˈfoə.sɪz/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-forces.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)sɪz, (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oːɹsɪz, (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oəsɪz Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} forces
  1. (military, only plural) Troops. Tags: plural Translations (troops): զորք (zorkʻ) (Armenian), Kräfte [feminine, plural, singular] (German), Streitkräfte [feminine, plural, singular] (German), Truppen [feminine, plural, singular] (German), Truppe [feminine] (German), fórsaí [masculine, plural] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-forces-en-noun-ymb0DsVP Categories (other): Military, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 30 22 12 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 13 1 15 8 16 1 15 16 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 15 0 14 7 16 0 15 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 10 40 16 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 4 41 19 36 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'troops': 99 1
  2. (music, chiefly plural) The orchestral instrumentation (and voices) used in a musical production. Tags: plural
    Sense id: en-forces-en-noun-8v6xLCer Categories (other): Music, English pluralia tantum, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 30 22 12 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 10 40 16 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 4 41 19 36 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɔɹ.sɪz/ [General-American], /ˈfɔː.sɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfo(ː)ɹ.sɪz/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /ˈfoə.sɪz/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-forces.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)sɪz, (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oːɹsɪz, (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oəsɪz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} forces
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of force Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: force
    Sense id: en-forces-en-verb-JtzLsc0X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 33 22 42 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 30 22 12 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 23 11 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 13 1 15 8 16 1 15 16 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 15 0 14 7 16 0 15 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 10 40 16 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 34 13 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 4 41 19 36
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "noun form"
      },
      "expansion": "forces",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 22 12 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English pluralia tantum",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "force"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of force"
      ],
      "id": "en-forces-en-noun-LPQuct2u",
      "links": [
        [
          "force",
          "force#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔɹ.sɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-forces.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/31/En-us-forces.ogg/En-us-forces.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/En-us-forces.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔː.sɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfo(ː)ɹ.sɪz/",
      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfoə.sɪz/",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)sɪz"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oːɹsɪz"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oəsɪz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forces"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "armed forces"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ground forces"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Israel Destruction Forces"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Israeli Destruction Forces"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Israeli Diaper Forces"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Israel Occupation Forces"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "join forces"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "packaged forces"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "parallelogram of forces"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "polygon of forces"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "productive forces"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "security forces"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "special forces"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "?"
      },
      "expansion": "forces",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Military",
          "orig": "en:Military",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 22 12 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English pluralia tantum",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 13 1 15 8 16 1 15 16 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 15 0 14 7 16 0 15 16 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 40 16 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Armenian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 41 19 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Irish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Troops."
      ],
      "id": "en-forces-en-noun-ymb0DsVP",
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "Troops",
          "troops#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military, only plural) Troops."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "lang_code": "hy",
          "roman": "zorkʻ",
          "sense": "troops",
          "word": "զորք"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "troops",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural",
            "singular"
          ],
          "word": "Kräfte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "troops",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural",
            "singular"
          ],
          "word": "Streitkräfte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "troops",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural",
            "singular"
          ],
          "word": "Truppen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "troops",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Truppe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "sense": "troops",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "fórsaí"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "en:Music",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 22 12 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English pluralia tantum",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 40 16 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Armenian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 41 19 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Irish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The orchestral instrumentation (and voices) used in a musical production."
      ],
      "id": "en-forces-en-noun-8v6xLCer",
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music, chiefly plural) The orchestral instrumentation (and voices) used in a musical production."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔɹ.sɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-forces.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/31/En-us-forces.ogg/En-us-forces.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/En-us-forces.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔː.sɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfo(ː)ɹ.sɪz/",
      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfoə.sɪz/",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)sɪz"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oːɹsɪz"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oəsɪz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forces"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "forces",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 33 22 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 22 12 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English pluralia tantum",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 23 11 64",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 13 1 15 8 16 1 15 16 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 15 0 14 7 16 0 15 16 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 40 16 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Armenian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 34 13 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 41 19 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Irish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "force"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "third-person singular simple present indicative of force"
      ],
      "id": "en-forces-en-verb-JtzLsc0X",
      "links": [
        [
          "force",
          "force#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔɹ.sɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-forces.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/31/En-us-forces.ogg/En-us-forces.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/En-us-forces.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔː.sɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfo(ː)ɹ.sɪz/",
      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfoə.sɪz/",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)sɪz"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oːɹsɪz"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oəsɪz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forces"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English noun forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with unknown or uncertain plurals",
    "English pluralia tantum",
    "English verb forms",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/oəsɪz",
    "Rhymes:English/oəsɪz/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:English/oːɹsɪz",
    "Rhymes:English/oːɹsɪz/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)sɪz",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)sɪz/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Armenian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "noun form"
      },
      "expansion": "forces",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "force"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of force"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "force",
          "force#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔɹ.sɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-forces.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/31/En-us-forces.ogg/En-us-forces.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/En-us-forces.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔː.sɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfo(ː)ɹ.sɪz/",
      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfoə.sɪz/",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)sɪz"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oːɹsɪz"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oəsɪz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forces"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English noun forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with unknown or uncertain plurals",
    "English pluralia tantum",
    "English verb forms",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/oəsɪz",
    "Rhymes:English/oəsɪz/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:English/oːɹsɪz",
    "Rhymes:English/oːɹsɪz/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)sɪz",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)sɪz/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Armenian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "armed forces"
    },
    {
      "word": "ground forces"
    },
    {
      "word": "Israel Destruction Forces"
    },
    {
      "word": "Israeli Destruction Forces"
    },
    {
      "word": "Israeli Diaper Forces"
    },
    {
      "word": "Israel Occupation Forces"
    },
    {
      "word": "join forces"
    },
    {
      "word": "packaged forces"
    },
    {
      "word": "parallelogram of forces"
    },
    {
      "word": "polygon of forces"
    },
    {
      "word": "productive forces"
    },
    {
      "word": "security forces"
    },
    {
      "word": "special forces"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "?"
      },
      "expansion": "forces",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Military"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Troops."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "Troops",
          "troops#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military, only plural) Troops."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Music"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The orchestral instrumentation (and voices) used in a musical production."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music, chiefly plural) The orchestral instrumentation (and voices) used in a musical production."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔɹ.sɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-forces.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/31/En-us-forces.ogg/En-us-forces.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/En-us-forces.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔː.sɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfo(ː)ɹ.sɪz/",
      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfoə.sɪz/",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)sɪz"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oːɹsɪz"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oəsɪz"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "lang_code": "hy",
      "roman": "zorkʻ",
      "sense": "troops",
      "word": "զորք"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "Kräfte"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "Streitkräfte"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "Truppen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Truppe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "fórsaí"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forces"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English noun forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with unknown or uncertain plurals",
    "English pluralia tantum",
    "English verb forms",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/oəsɪz",
    "Rhymes:English/oəsɪz/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:English/oːɹsɪz",
    "Rhymes:English/oːɹsɪz/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)sɪz",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)sɪz/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Armenian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "forces",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "force"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "third-person singular simple present indicative of force"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "force",
          "force#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔɹ.sɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-forces.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/31/En-us-forces.ogg/En-us-forces.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/En-us-forces.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔː.sɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfo(ː)ɹ.sɪz/",
      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfoə.sɪz/",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)sɪz"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oːɹsɪz"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oəsɪz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forces"
}

Download raw JSONL data for forces meaning in English (6.5kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-02-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (f492ef9 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.