forge
See also forgé
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old French forge, early Old French faverge, from Latin fabrica (“workshop”), from faber (“workman in hard materials, smith”) (genitive fabri). The verb is from Anglo-Norman forger (“to falsify”), from Old French forgier, from Latin fabrico (“to frame, construct, build”).
Noun
Wikipedia forge (plural forges)
- Furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
- Workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.
Translations
furnace or hearth
workshop
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Etymology 2
Make way, move ahead, most likely an alteration of force, but perhaps from forge (n.), via notion of steady hammering at something. Originally nautical, in referrence to vessels.
Verb
forge (third-person singular simple present forges, present participle forging, simple past and past participle forged)
- (metallurgy) To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
- To form or create with concerted effort.
- The politician's recent actions are an effort to forge a relationship with undecided voters.
- To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.
- He had to forge his ex-wife's signature.
- The jury learned the documents had been forged.
- (often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.
- The party of explorers forged through the thick underbrush.
- We decided to forge ahead with our plans even though our biggest underwriter backed out.
- (sometimes as forge ahead) To advance, move or act with an abrupt increase in speed or energy.
- With seconds left in the race, the runner forged into first place.
Translations
to shape a metal
to create a forgery of
to move forward gradually in the face of resistance
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French
Pronunciation
Noun
forge f (plural forges)
Verb
forge
- first-person singular present indicative of forger
- third-person singular present indicative of forger
- first-person singular present subjunctive of forger
- first-person singular present subjunctive of forger
- second-person singular imperative of forger
Old French
Noun
forge f (oblique plural forges, nominative singular forge, nominative plural forges)
- forge (workshop)