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Cloven vs Forked - What's the difference?

cloven | forked | Related terms |

Forked is a synonym of cloven.



As verbs the difference between cloven and forked

is that cloven is past participle of lang=en while forked is past tense of fork.

As adjectives the difference between cloven and forked

is that cloven is split or divided while forked is that splits into two or more directions, or parts.

cloven

English

Verb

(head)
  • Adjective

    (head)
  • Split or divided.
  • Derived terms

    * cloven foot, cloven-footed * cloven hoof, cloven-hoofed English adjectives ending in -en

    forked

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • That splits into two or more directions, or parts.
  • It's a forked road. Turn left at the fork.
    A baidarka has a forked bow.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (fork)