FORGE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Forge

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

Middle English (also in the general sense ‘make, construct’): from Old French forger, from Latin fabricare ‘fabricate’, from fabrica ‘manufactured object, workshop’. The noun is via Old French from Latin fabrica

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: fɔːdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and hammering it

Short Definition:

make or shape metal object

Examples:
  • he forged a great suit of black armour
Definition:

create (something) strong, enduring, or successful

Short Definition:

create relationship

Examples:
  • the two women forged a close bond
  • the country is forging a bright new future
Definition:

produce a fraudulent copy or imitation of (a document, signature, banknote, or work of art)

Short Definition:

produce fraudulent copy of

Examples:
  • the signature on the cheque was forged

Word: Forge

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: fɔːdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a blacksmith's workshop; a smithy.

Short Definition:

smithy

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