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- [fawr-bahy]
- /fɔrˈbaɪ/
- /fˈɔːbi/
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- [fawr-bahy]
- /fɔrˈbaɪ/
Definitions of forby word
- noun forby (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior. 1
- preposition forby besides; in addition (to) 0
- preposition forby near; nearby 0
- preposition forby besides 0
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Origin of forby
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1200-50; See origin at for-, by1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Forby
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forby popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.