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forge

The correct spelling is forge.

How to pronounce forge

/fɔːd͡ʒ/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.Furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
  2. 2.Workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.
  3. 3.The act of beating or working iron or steel.

verb

  1. 1.To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
  2. 2.To form or create with concerted effort.
  3. 3.To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.
  4. 4.To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate.
  5. 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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