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The correct spelling is forge.
How to pronounce forge
/fɔːd͡ʒ/
nounIPA: /fɔːd͡ʒ/
Say it like: For-je
The correct spelling is forge. Furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape. For example: "The politician's recent actions are an effort to forge a relationship with undecided voters."
Usage Examples
“The politician's recent actions are an effort to forge a relationship with undecided voters.”
“He had to forge his ex-wife's signature. The jury learned the documents had been forged.”
“The party of explorers forged through the thick underbrush.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
- 2.Workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.
- 3.The act of beating or working iron or steel.
verb
- 1.To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
- 2.To form or create with concerted effort.
- 3.To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.
- 4.To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate.
- 5.(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.
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