German word

fort

Pronunciation

IPA/fɔʁt/

Meaning

  • adverbgone

Example

Die Kinder sind schon fort.

The children are already gone.

Illustration for fort (gone)

More examples

Nach dem Unfall war das Auto plötzlich fort.

After the accident, the car was suddenly gone.

Core concept

The familiar place is empty after a person has moved beyond it.

Common phrases

  • ist fort

    is gone

  • von hier fort

    away from here

  • plötzlich fort

    suddenly gone

Similar words

weg: Away from the original place and no longer there.

Definition in German

Nicht mehr an dem Ort sein, an dem man vorher war.

Word origin

German fort is an inherited Germanic adverb related to English forth; its older directional sense of onward or away underlies the modern sense of being gone.

Usage tips

  • Fort is an adverb and remains unchanged in Die Kinder sind schon fort; it is not an adjective that takes an ending.

Other meanings

  • awayadverb

Opposites

Related words

  • fortsetzencontinueverb
  • Fortbewegungmovementnoun
  • fortwährendcontinualadjective

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