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If knives are your forte, surely you should use it?

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Definitions5
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Quick take

an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of forte gathered in one view.

noun

an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"

noun

(music) loud

noun

the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for forte.

noun

the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible

adjective

used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition"

See also: loud

adverb

used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly

See also: loudly

Example sentences

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If knives are your forte, surely you should use it?

2

That boss came from sales, and I think that's really Ballmer's forte.

3

DEC's forte at the time was CPUs, most of the rest wasn't so hot, but it was all good enough.

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But then again, social has never been Google's forte has it.

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I wish I had suggestions to give instead of just criticisms but design really isn't my forte.

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If Ruby is your forte, surely you should use it?If you're familiar with knives why not bring a knife to a gun fight?

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Network programming and embedded devices are both not my forte, but this headline grabbed me. Can't take back my upvote now!

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This is looking an awful lot like more superficial changes, which seems to be Microsoft's forte of late.

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As I mentioned in the post, programming competitions aren't my forte, and I have a lot to learn in that arena.

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It also does not utilize obfuscated and constantly changing object code formats, which is MS's forte.

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For example, originally the "correct" pronunciation of the word "forte" was "fort", however most people think and use "fortay".

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If Ruby is your forte, surely you should use it?I fail to see how "magic" properties of a language matter if you've got reasonable algorithmic chops and focus on solving the problems rather than trying to be clever.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use forte in a sentence?

If knives are your forte, surely you should use it?

What does forte mean?

an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"

What part of speech is forte?

forte is commonly used as noun, adjective, adverb.