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fort.

strong; powerful

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/fɔːʁ//fɔʁ/

  1. strong; powerful

    Arnie est fort.
    hommes forts

  2. (informal) skilled, proficient, successful, sometimes translated "good" (often used in reference to academic subjects)

    intransitive
    Je suis fort en anglais

  3. who can count on

    fort d'une solide expérience
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French fort, from Latin fortem (“strong”), from Old Latin forctis, fortis.

adv/fɔːʁ//fɔʁ/

  1. strongly

  2. much, a lot

  3. very

    emphatic · intensifier
    Je lui parle fort souvent.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French fort, from Latin fortem (“strong”), from Old Latin forctis, fortis.

noun/fɔːʁ//fɔʁ/

  1. a fort

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French fort, from Latin fortem (“strong”), from Old Latin forctis, fortis.

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