man the fort in English

Audio: En-au-man the fort.ogg

Forms: mans the fort [present, singular, third-person], manning the fort [participle, present], manned the fort [participle, past], manned the fort [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} man the fort (third-person singular simple present mans the fort, present participle manning the fort, simple past and past participle manned the fort)

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"man the fort" meaning in English

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