forge1 verbforge2 noun
forgeforge1 /fɔːdʒ $ fɔːrdʒ/ ●●○ verb 
WORD ORIGINforge1
Origin:
1200-1300 ➔ FORGE2. forge ahead 1600-1700 Probably from ➔ FORCE1VERB TABLE
forge
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | forge |
| he, she, it | forges | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | forged |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have forged |
| he, she, it | has forged | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had forged |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will forge |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have forged |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am forging |
| he, she, it | is forging | |
| you, we, they | are forging | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was forging |
| you, we, they | were forging | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been forging |
| he, she, it | has been forging | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been forging |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be forging |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been forging |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He entered the country using a forged passport.
- He was carrying a forged passport.
- Marino obtained the drugs by forging his doctor's signature on a prescription.
- The administration will forge new policies on environmental issues in the next few months.
- Employees must forge their own career paths, seek out promotions and prove their worth every single day.
- Horak forged ahead on his own but set too fast a pace and died at Elmbridge.
- In the next four years she forged ahead with her husband's socialist programme-and went further.
- It worked, and a bond was forged.
- Some trace their improvement to the unity forged there.
- The heat of the oven forges the parts into a whole and changes it while it kills it.
- They are steadily forging a distinct Kurdish polity.
THESAURUS
to deliberately make or produce something that is exactly like another thing: · You could copy the files onto a CD.· Many people have tried to copy his paintings.
to copy a piece of paper with writing or pictures on it, using a machine: · I’ll photocopy the letter and give it to you.
to print a copy of a picture or document, especially in a book or newspaper: · The image has been reproduced in many magazines and newspapers around the world.
to illegally copy something written or printed: · He forged my signature.· forged £10 notes
to illegally copy and sell something such as a book, DVD, or computer program: · The survey suggests that 27% of software in the UK has been pirated.
Longman Language Activatorto copy something to produce something that is exactly the same as something else or that is very similar to it: · Would you go down to the print room and copy these documents for me?· They were arrested for illegally copying video recordings.· Each artist was asked to copy the scene exactly as he or she saw it.copy something from/into/onto something: · The drawings had been copied from photographs.· Copy all the files onto disk.
to copy something using a machine: · Can you make some extra copies for the staff?make a copy of: · John said he'd make a copy of the will and send it over to the house.· The program does not automatically make backup copies of your files.
also copy to copy a piece of paper with writing or pictures on it, using a special machine that makes a photograph of the original: · Photocopy the application before sending it.· This form needs to be copied and sent to Paul with the letter.
to print a copy of a picture, document etc especially in a book or newspaper: · We'll need to ask the New Yorker for permission to reproduce the cartoon.· Letters and rare maps are handsomely reproduced in the book.
to make an exact copy of a plant or animal by taking a cell from it and developing it artificially: · The process allowed Scottish scientists to clone the sheep named Dolly.· It is only a matter of time before we are able to clone human beings.
to illegally copy something written or printed, such as a bank note or official document, for dishonest purposes: · Marino obtained the drugs by forging his doctor's signature on a prescription.· He entered the country using a forged passport.
to copy information from a computer onto a disk, so that it can be used if something goes wrong with the computer: back up something: · Don't forget to back up all the new files you create.back something up: · I didn't back the document up and lost the whole lot.
made to look real for dishonest purposes not real, but made to look real in order to deceive people: · He gave the clerk a false name and address in case the police were looking for him.· Her suitcase had a false bottom, containing 2 kilos of heroin.
use this about objects or documents that are not real, but are intended to look like something more important or valuable: · They were selling fake Rolex watches on the market stall.· a fake driver's license· Whitehorn pleaded guilty to possession of equipment to make fake identification documents.
a forged official document or bank note has been illegally made to look like a real one: · He came into the country using a forged visa.· a forged £50 note
informal something that is phoney is false, but usually in an obvious way so that people realize it is not real: · I left a phoney name but the right telephone number.· Ever since he came back from London, John's been talking with a phony British accent.
to make progress very rapidly if people make great strides , they make progress very rapidly towards improving knowledge or methods, especially in scientific, technical, or educational areas: · Science has made great strides since the 1970s.make great strides in: · Great strides have been made in reducing air pollution in US cities.· The conference highlighted the great strides made in education in Third World countries.make great strides towardsBritish /toward American: · We have made great strides towards equality between the sexes in legal status and rights.
to make progress very quickly towards achieving something, especially faster than other people: · Our export sales have continued to forge ahead this year.forge ahead in: · Growing environmental fears have made climate research all the more important, and Europe is forging ahead in this field.forge ahead with: · The Prime Minister promised that the government would forge ahead with the reforms.
British /improve/develop etc by leaps and bounds American if a person or the study, development etc of something comes on in leaps and bounds , they make progress very quickly, especially in knowledge or ability: · Jake was slow to learn to read, but now he's coming on in leaps and bounds.· We were very surprised to see the way this field of philosophical thought has grown by leaps and bounds.
WORD SETSabet, verbaccusation, nounaccuse, verbaffray, nounarson, nounassault, nounassault and battery, nounbackhander, nounbattery, nounbigamy, nounblack market, nounblack marketeer, nounbreak-in, nounbreaking and entering, nouncaper, nouncapital, adjectivecarjacking, nouncat burglar, nouncontract, nouncosh, nouncounterfeit, adjectivecounterfeit, verbcover, nouncrack, verbcriminal, adjectivecriminal, nouncriminal law, nouncriminal record, nouncriminology, nouncrook, nounculpable, adjectiveculprit, noundefamation, noundefraud, verbdelinquency, noundelinquent, adjectivedelinquent, noundesperado, noundisorderly, adjectivedrug baron, noundrug runner, nounDUI, nounembezzle, verbexpropriate, verbextort, verbeyewitness, nounfelon, nounfelony, nounfence, nounfiddle, nounfiddle, verbfiddler, nounfilch, verbfinger, verbfire-raising, nounfirst offender, nounflash, verbflasher, nounforge, verbforger, nounforgery, nounfoul play, nounframe, verbframe-up, nounfratricide, nounfraud, nounfreebooter, noungang, noungang-bang, noungang rape, noungangster, nounGBH, noungenocide, noungetaway, noungodfather, noungrand larceny, noungrass, noungrievous bodily harm, nounheist, nounhijack, verbhijack, nounhijacking, nounhit, nounhit-and-run, adjectivehit man, nounincriminate, verbindecent assault, nounindecent exposure, nouninfanticide, nounjob, nounjoyriding, nounjuvenile delinquent, nounkidnap, verblarceny, nounlibel, nounlibel, verblibellous, adjectivelow life, nounmafioso, nounmalpractice, nounmanslaughter, nounmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmatricide, nounmisappropriate, verbmisconduct, nounmisdeed, nounmisdemeanour, nounmobster, nounmoll, nounmug, verbmugshot, nounmurder, nounmurder, verbmurderer, nounmurderess, nounmuscleman, nounnark, nounnefarious, adjectiveneighbourhood watch, nounnick, verbno-go area, nounoffence, nounoffend, verboffender, nounold lag, nounorganized crime, nounoutlaw, nounparricide, nounpatricide, nounpetty larceny, nounPhotofit, nounpiracy, nounplant, verbpoach, verbpoacher, nounpossession, nounprivateer, nounprotection, nounprowl, verbprowler, nounpublic nuisance, nounpull, verbpunk, nounpurloin, verbraid, nounram-raiding, nounrape, verbrape, nounrapist, nounravish, verbreceiver, nounreceiving, nounrecidivist, nounregicide, nounring, nounringleader, nounriotous, adjectiverob, verbrobber, nounrobbery, nounroll, verbrustler, nounscheme, nounscheme, verbshady, adjectiveshoplift, verbshoplifting, nounslander, nounsmuggle, verbsnout, nounspeeding, nounstabbing, nounstalking, nounstatutory offence, nounstatutory rape, nounsteal, verbstoolpigeon, nounsupergrass, nounsuspect, nounswag, nountheft, nounthief, nounthievish, adjectivetorch, verbtraffic, nountrafficker, nountriad, noununder-the-counter, adjectiveunderworld, nounundesirable, nounvagrancy, nounvandal, nounvandalism, nounvandalize, verbvice, nounvigilante, nounvillainy, nounviolate, verbviolation, nounwanted, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
In 1776 the United States forged an alliance with France. The two women had forged a close bond. Back in the 1980s, they were attempting to forge a new kind of rock music. He forged into the lead in the fourth set.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Organizers of the project hope that international links will be forged. Someone’s forged my signature (=made an illegal copy of my name to deceive people) on this letter.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
1[transitive] to develop something new, especially a strong relationship with other people, groups, or countries SYN formforge a relationship/alliance/link etc (with somebody) In 1776 the United States forged an alliance with France. The two women had forged a close bond. Back in the 1980s, they were attempting to forge a new kind of rock music. He forged into the lead in the fourth set. (=develop a new or strong alliance)· They won the election by forging an alliance with the Social Democrats.
(=make a bond)· Frequently horses form a strong bond with their riders.
formal (=make a compromise)· They met again Wednesday night to try to forge a compromise.
Organizers of the project hope that international links will be forged. (=form one)· He has forged a highly successful partnership with the Dublin singer Frances Black.
(also a fake passport informal)· He used a false passport to enter Kenya.
(=develop a strong relationship)· We want to forge closer relationships with our allies.
Someone’s forged my signature (=made an illegal copy of my name to deceive people) on this letter.· Foreign relations Leading Czechoslovak government figures travelled widely to forge new international agreements.
· Some dictators had been keen to forge triple alliances including foreign firms; other had kept them at arms' length.· Clinton and Brown overcame early political tensions to forge their strong alliance.· And, whereas King forged an alliance with the Democrats, Loury is a member of an exotic breed.· Lowe wrote claiming that Sutton was trying to undermine him and forge an alliance with the Founders.· We have already seen how pioneers of the ecological approach forged an alliance with specialists from the environmental sciences.· Whatever their differences, they were able to forge alliances across their somewhat varying but broadly similar positions.· He added Zeta to his realm in 1186, and forged a strong alliance between his state and the Church.
· The planners hoped that this would forge bonds between residents, and regarded the innovation as an exciting experiment in socialist living.· Aficionados such as Cohen, known popularly as hams, have been forging bonds across the airwaves for decades.· Yet he knew from bitter experience that forging such a bond in the late twentieth century entailed experimentation and error.· The electronic communication has forged bonds among staff and third-grade families that are the strongest at Logan, said Principal Francine Schaffer.· If the secrecy restrictions are sometimes a nuisance, Beach says, they also can forge a powerful bond.
· Many made the best of it and went on to forge successful careers and have families of their own.· Employees must forge their own career paths, seek out promotions and prove their worth every single day.· Griffith's breakthrough came almost accidentally as he attempted to forge a career in a new industry about which he knew little.· A prevailing sense of relief and a chance for everyone to forge a career non-reliant on academic achievement.
· Hardly enough time to forge a friendship before getting down to business.· After the bitterness had gone, they forged a new friendship, but the flames of romance were not rekindled.
· He had driven his parents nuts, wildly, almost suicidally trying to forge an identity.· Some people, unable to forge an acceptable new identity out of the old, fought the changes.
· Partnerships - How to forge more formal links with your foreign counterparts for joint ventures.· These organizations played a decisive role in forging patient links with the outside world.· It is the verb to bring down that forges the link between the otherwise still nouns and pronoun in the sentence.· The details of how Strominger and collaborators forged the link are highly mathematical arguments only a physicist could love.· They at least are aware of the potential of relationships between the different levels and may be forging some co-operative links between them.· It has refused to explain itself to the mainstream media, or to forge strong links with anyone outside the protest community.· You are the people who make our work possible and I try to forge more tangible links between us.
· Partnerships - How to forge more formal links with your foreign counterparts for joint ventures.· That group is helping to forge stronger links between mainstream and complementary approaches to promoting health and managing illness.· The Education Sub-Group has forged links with schools of architecture and practitioners.· These organizations played a decisive role in forging patient links with the outside world.· They at least are aware of the potential of relationships between the different levels and may be forging some co-operative links between them.· It has refused to explain itself to the mainstream media, or to forge strong links with anyone outside the protest community.· You are the people who make our work possible and I try to forge more tangible links between us.
· The scheme helps forge partnerships between schools, local communities and youth organisations.· McKnight describes a neighborhood organization in Chicago that tried to forge a partnership with the local hospitals to improve health care.· The arts have also forged new partnerships with local authorities, businesses and private patrons.· It was looking to forge partnerships with the council to try to realise development opportunities.
· His inner strength is forged in his relationship with his wife, Glenys.· A final recommendation of the consultants was a radical attempt to forge a closer working relationship between the board and staff members.· Among the international clients with whom we have forged solid relationships, we number many with specific merger or divestiture needs.
· The Committee also handed out a four-week suspension to Bruce Dowling, the jump jockey, for forging a doctor's signature.· Last week Dave had to forge his signature on a rent check.· Rather be caught cheating at cards or forging a friend's signature.· I forged his signature a couple of times, other times others must have done the same.· And within weeks she was in control of Lady Illingworth's possessions, forging her signature a total of sixty seven times.· Scientology circles were shaken by allegations that L. Ron Hubbard was dead and a group of opportunists were forging his signature.· But Rita Marley was acquitted even though she admitted forging her husband's signature.
VERB· You are the people who make our work possible and I try to forge more tangible links between us.· He had driven his parents nuts, wildly, almost suicidally trying to forge an identity.· McKnight describes a neighborhood organization in Chicago that tried to forge a partnership with the local hospitals to improve health care.
In 1776 the United States forged an alliance with France. The two women had forged a close bond. Back in the 1980s, they were attempting to forge a new kind of rock music.2[transitive] to illegally copy something, especially something printed or written, to make people think that it is real: Someone stole my credit card and forged my signature. a forged passport► see thesaurus at copy3[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] written to move somewhere or continue doing something in a steady determined wayforge into/through Crowds of people forged through the streets towards the embassy. He forged into the lead in the fourth set.forge on Her speech wasn’t going down too well, but she forged on.4[transitive] to make something from a piece of metal by heating the metal and shaping itforge ahead phrasal verb to make progress, especially quicklyforge ahead with Jo’s forging ahead with her plans to write a film script.forge1 verbforge2 noun
forgeforge2 noun [countable] WORD ORIGINforge2
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French, Latin faber ‘person who works with metal, smith’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Mason is a convicted forger from Rialto.
- Spearman is now serving a three-year prison sentence for forgery.
- A forge for making weapons was found there.
- Because of Joe, however, I stayed at the forge and did my best to work hard.
- For weeks the forges bellowed and Goblins sweated as Grom's fleet took shape.
- I arrived at the forge early on Monday afternoon.
- I decided to spend the night at the forge, which pleased Joe very much.
- In the later poets his forge is often said to be under this or that volcano, and to cause eruptions.
- The blow pipe extends from the bellows through the firebrick wall of the forge to the bottom of the fire.
WORD SETS
aggregate, nounalloy, nounamber, nounanneal, verbarc welding, nounasbestos, nounassay, verbautomaker, nounaviation, nounBakelite, nounbasketry, nounbenzene, nounbevel, nounbiodegradable, adjectiveblast, verbblast furnace, nounboom, nounboom town, nounbore, verbbore, nounborehole, nounby-product, nouncane, nouncast, verbcasting, nouncedar, nounchipboard, nounchippings, nouncoalface, nouncollier, nouncolliery, nounconcentrate, nouncondenser, nounconstruction, nounconstructor, nounconverter, nouncork, nouncottage industry, nouncross-grained, adjectivecrude, adjectivedeskill, verbdetonate, verbdetonator, noundetoxification, noundevelopment, noundie, noundie casting, noundiesel, noundiesel fuel, noundiggings, noundrill, verbdrive, verbelectronics, nounend product, nounepoxy resin, nounextrude, verbfabricate, verbfabrication, nounforge, nounfound, verbfoundry, nounglass fibre, noungoldmine, nounground glass, nounhigh technology, nounindustrial, adjectiveindustrial archaeology, nounindustrialism, nounindustrialist, nounindustrialization, nouningot, nouninstallation, nounjute, nounlaminate, nounlaminated, adjectivelaser, nounlatex, nounlight industry, nounlime, nounlode, nounlow-tech, adjectivelubricant, nounlubricate, verbmacadam, nounmacerate, verbmachine, verbmachine tool, nounmachinist, nounmaker, nounmanganese, nounmanufacture, verbmanufacture, nounmasonry, nounmaterial, nounmatrix, nounmeat-packing, nounmetal, nounmetal fatigue, nounmetallic, adjectivemetallurgy, nounmetalwork, nounmill, verbmine, nounmine, verbminer, nounmining, nounmodular, adjectivemodule, nounmolten, adjectivemolybdenum, nounmortise, nounmother lode, nounmould, verbmoulding, nounochre, nounoff-cut, nounoil, nounoil paint, nounopencast, adjectiveoxyacetylene, nounpackaging, nounpaint stripper, nounpaintwork, nounpaling, nounpallet, nounpan, nounpanelling, nounpanel pin, nounpaper, adjectivepapier mâché, nounpatent leather, nounperfumery, nounpit, nounpitch, nounpithead, nounplane, verbplant, nounplywood, nounpost-industrial, adjectiveprocess, nounproduce, verbproduct, nounproduction, nounproductivity, nounpulp, verbpump, verbPVC, nounquarry, nounquartz, nounready-made, adjectiverefine, verbrefined, adjectivereprocess, verbroller, nounrough-hewn, adjectiverubber, nounsafety lamp, nounsandblast, verbsealskin, nounshaft, nounshavings, nounsheeting, nounsheet metal, nounshipbuilder, nounskilled, adjectiveslag, nounslag heap, nounsludge, nounslurry, nounsmelt, verbsmith, nounsmithy, nounsmokestack, nounsmokestack industry, nounsoftwood, nounsolder, nounsolder, verbsoldering iron, nounspirit level, nounspray paint, nounsteam, nounsteel, nounstrip mine, nounStyrofoam, nounsunrise industry, nounsynthesis, nounsynthesize, verbtannery, nountemper, verbtensile strength, nountextile, nounthree-ply, adjectiveunrefined, adjectiveunvarnished, adjectiveupright, nounvarnish, nounvat, nounvinyl, nounvulcanize, verbwarehouse, nounwattle, nounwax, nounwaxen, adjectivewaxy, adjectiveweld, verbweld, nounwelder, nounwickerwork, nounwire, nounwood, nounwood pulp, nounwork, verbworking, nounworkshop, nounwrought iron, nounyarn, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Organizers of the project hope that international links will be forged. Someone’s forged my signature (=made an illegal copy of my name to deceive people) on this letter.
1a place where metal is heated and shaped into objects2a large piece of equipment that produces high temperatures, used for heating and shaping metal objects (=develop a new or strong alliance)· They won the election by forging an alliance with the Social Democrats.
(=make a bond)· Frequently horses form a strong bond with their riders.
formal (=make a compromise)· They met again Wednesday night to try to forge a compromise.
Organizers of the project hope that international links will be forged. (=form one)· He has forged a highly successful partnership with the Dublin singer Frances Black.
(also a fake passport informal)· He used a false passport to enter Kenya.
(=develop a strong relationship)· We want to forge closer relationships with our allies.
Someone’s forged my signature (=made an illegal copy of my name to deceive people) on this letter.