forge
- forge
- [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)ʤ[/t]]
forges, forging, forged
1) V-RECIP If one person or institution forges an agreement or relationship with another, they create it with a lot of hard work, hoping that it will be strong or lasting.
[V n with n] The Prime Minister is determined to forge a good relationship with America's new leader...
[pl-n V n] They agreed to forge closer economic ties...
[NON-RECIP: V n between pl-n] The programme aims to forge links between higher education and small businesses...
[V n] The Community was trying to forge a common foreign and security policy.
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2)
VERB (
approval) If you say that a person
has forged something that you approve of, you mean that you admire them for having done something difficult.
[V n] The project will help inmates forge new careers...
[V n] Tito forged a unique model of communism after breaking with Stalin in 1948.
3) VERB If someone forges something such as a banknote, a document, or a painting, they copy it or make it so that it looks genuine, in order to deceive people.
[V n] He admitted seven charges including forging passports...
[V n] She alleged that Taylor had forged her signature on the form...
[V-ed] They used forged documents to leave the country.
Derived words:
forger plural N-COUNT ...the most prolific art forger in the country.
4) N-COUNT: oft in names A forge is a place where someone makes metal goods and equipment by heating pieces of metal and then shaping them.
...the blacksmith's forge.
...Woodbury Blacksmith & Forge Co.
5) VERB If someone forges an object out of metal, they heat the metal and then hammer and bend it into the required shape.
[V n] To forge a blade takes great skill.
Phrasal Verbs:
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forge — forge … Dictionnaire des rimes
forgé — forgé … Dictionnaire des rimes
forge — [ fɔrʒ ] n. f. • XIIe aussi faverge; provenç. faurga, du lat. fabrica « atelier » 1 ♦ Cour. Atelier où l on travaille les métaux au feu et au marteau. Artisans, ouvriers d une forge. ⇒ forgeron. Forge d orfèvre, de serrurier. Forge de maréchal… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Forge — (f[=o]rj), n. [F. forge, fr. L. fabrica the workshop of an artisan who works in hard materials, fr. faber artisan, smith, as adj., skillful, ingenious; cf. Gr. ? soft, tender. Cf. {Fabric}.] 1. A place or establishment where iron or other metals… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forge — [fɔːdʒ ǁ fɔːrdʒ] verb [transitive] 1. LAW to produce a document or money that is not Genuine (= real), or to sign something with a false name: • They had forged some company documents and set up phoney ( … Financial and business terms
forge — FORGE. s. f. Lieu où l on fond le fer, quand il est tiré de la mine, & où on le met en barre. Forge de fer. faire aller une forge. entretenir une forge. le fourneau d une forge. les soufflets d une forge. les forges sont d une grande despense.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Forge — ist der Name folgender Personen: Andrew Forge (1923–2002), englischer Künstler Jean Forge, Pseudonym von Jan Fethke (1903–1980), deutsch polnischer Filmregisseur Forge bezeichnet folgende Orte: La Forge, Gemeinde im französischen Département… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Forge — Forge, v. i. [See {Forge}, v. t., and for sense 2, cf. {Forge} compel.] 1. To commit forgery. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To move heavily and slowly, as a ship after the sails are furled; to work one s way, as one ship in outsailing another; used… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forgé — forgé, ée (for jé, jée) part. passé de forger. 1° Travaillé à la forge. Fer forgé. 2° Fig. Un mot forgé, mot inventé, fabriqué. Écrit forgé, écrit supposé, qui porte une fausse attribution. • Il [Charles XII] les appela médiateurs… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
forge — ‘make’ [13] and forge ahead [17] are two quite distinct and unrelated words in English. The former’s now common connotation of ‘faking’ is in fact a purely English development (dating from the late 14th century) in a word whose relatives in other … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
forge — forge·a·bil·i·ty; forge·able; forge·man; forge; re·forge; … English syllables
