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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawrj, fohrj]
- /fɔrdʒ, foʊrdʒ/
- /fɔːdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawrj, fohrj]
- /fɔrdʒ, foʊrdʒ/
Definitions of forge word
- verb with object forge to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape. 1
- verb with object forge to form or make, especially by concentrated effort: to forge a friendship through mutual trust. 1
- verb with object forge to imitate (handwriting, a signature, etc.) fraudulently; fabricate a forgery. 1
- verb without object forge to move ahead slowly; progress steadily: to forge through dense underbrush. 1
- verb without object forge to move ahead with increased speed and effectiveness (usually followed by ahead): to forge ahead and finish the work in a burst of energy. 1
- noun forge a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping. 1
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Origin of forge
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English forgen < Old French forgier < Latin fabricāre to fabricate; see fabric
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Forge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forge popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
forge usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for forge
verb forge
- produce — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- falsify — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- feign — to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.
- fashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- trace — either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal.
noun forge
- furnace — a structure or apparatus in which heat may be generated, as for heating houses, smelting ores, or producing steam.
- hearth — the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.
- oven — a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
Antonyms for forge
verb forge
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- raze — to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
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