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From Middle French fort (adjective use is of Old French).

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fort (plural forts)

  1. A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops
  2. Any permanent army post

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From Latin fortis (strong).

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fort m. (feminine forta, masculine plural forts, feminine plural fortes)

  1. strong (forceful, powerful)
  2. strong (durable, resistant)
  3. strong (potent, having a high degree of intensity)

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fort

  1. strongly

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fort m. (plural forts)

  1. A strong person.
  2. strength (the strongest part of something)
  3. A fort or other defensive construction.

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fort

  1. Expressing approval of a punishment or misfortune suffered by another.

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fort n.

  1. castle

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From Latin fortis, strong

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fort m. (f. forte, m. plural forts, f. plural fortes)

  1. strong; powerful
    Arnie est fort. - "Arnie is strong."
    hommes forts - "strong men"
  2. (informal) skilled, proficient, successful, sometimes translated "good" (often used in reference to academic subjects)
    Je suis fort en anglais - "I am good at English"

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fort

  1. strongly
  2. much, a lot
  3. (when preceding an adjective) the most (equivalent to the superlative of the adjective)

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[edit] German

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  • IPA: [fɔɐ̯t]

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fort

  1. away
  2. going on, continuing

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Latin fortis

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fort m. and f.

  1. strong

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fort

  1. strongly

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fort

  1. 2nd person singular of for
    on us

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fort

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Ultimately from Latin fortis.

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fort m.

  1. fortress (fortified place)

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Attested since 1609 according to Nationalencyklopedins Ordbok, from Low German fort ("away; further; forward"). Related to för ("fore"), före, ("before") and forsla ("transport; carry; haul").

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fort

  1. quickly/quick, fast
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Attested since 1651 according to Nationalencyklopedins Ordbok'. From the French fort with the same meaning.

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fort n.

  1. a fort
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  • Permanent (stone) fortifications in Europe are called fästning, while fort (and skans) is used for less permanent (earth and wood) structures and for forts in America.
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