forges
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🇺🇸
/fɔrdʒ/
🇬🇧
/fɔːdʒ/
(forge)
create or shape
Etymology
'forge' originates from Latin, specifically from the verb 'fabricare' (via Vulgar Latin), where 'fabric-' meant 'to make or craft.'
'forge' changed from Medieval/Old French 'forger' (to shape, work in metal) and Middle English forms such as 'forgen' and eventually became the modern English word 'forge.'
Initially, it meant 'to make or craft' (in a general sense), but over time it specialized to mean 'to shape metal by heating and hammering' and then broadened again to include figurative senses like 'to form relationships' and 'to counterfeit.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural of 'forge': a workshop or furnace where metal is heated and shaped; a blacksmith's workplace or industrial plant for shaping metal.
The town's forges produced nails and tools for the farms.
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Verb 1
third-person singular present of 'forge': to shape or form (metal) by heating and hammering.
He forges a new horseshoe every morning at the smithy.
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Verb 2
third-person singular present of 'forge': to create or form (something abstract) strongly or deliberately — e.g., to forge relationships, alliances, or agreements.
She forges partnerships with suppliers across the region.
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Verb 3
third-person singular present of 'forge': to make a false copy of (a document, signature, etc.) — to counterfeit or falsify.
The criminal forges a signature on the contract.
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Last updated: 2025/12/26 11:00