English

Detailed Synonyms for forge in English

forge:

to forge verb (forges, forged, forging)

  1. to forge
    to forge; to counterfeit; to falsify; to imitate
    • forge verb (forges, forged, forging)
    • counterfeit verb (counterfeits, counterfeited, counterfeiting)
    • falsify verb (falsifies, falsified, falsifying)
    • imitate verb (imitates, imitated, imitating)
  2. to forge
    – come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort 1
    to devise; to forge; to invent; to contrive; to formulate; excogitate
    – come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort 1
    • devise verb (devises, devised, devising)
    • forge verb (forges, forged, forging)
    • invent verb (invents, invented, inventing)
    • contrive verb (contrives, contrived, contriving)
    • formulate verb (formulates, formulated, formulating)
    • excogitate verb
      • excogitate a way to measure the speed of light1
  3. to forge
    – make a copy of with the intent to deceive 1
    to forge; to counterfeit; to fake
    – make a copy of with the intent to deceive 1
    • forge verb (forges, forged, forging)
      • She forged a Green Card1
    • counterfeit verb (counterfeits, counterfeited, counterfeiting)
      • they counterfeited dollar bills1
    • fake verb (fakes, faked, faking)
      • he faked the signature1
  4. to forge
    – make out of components (often in an improvising manner) 1
    to fashion; to forge
    – make out of components (often in an improvising manner) 1
    • fashion verb (fashions, fashioned, fashioning)
      • She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks1
    • forge verb (forges, forged, forging)
  5. to forge
    – make something, usually for a specific function 1
    to form; to shape; to work; to mould; mold; to forge
    – make something, usually for a specific function 1
    • form verb (forms, formed, forming)
    • shape verb (shapes, shaped, shaping)
      • shape a figure1
    • work verb (works, worked, working)
    • mould verb (moulds, moulded, moulding)
    • mold verb
      • She molded the rice balls carefully1
    • forge verb (forges, forged, forging)
  6. to forge
    – create by hammering 1
    to forge; to hammer
    – create by hammering 1
    • forge verb (forges, forged, forging)
      • forge a pair of tongues1
    • hammer verb (hammers, hammered, hammering)
      • hammer the silver into a bowl1
  7. to forge
    – move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy 1
    to forge; to spurt; spirt
    – move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy 1
    • forge verb (forges, forged, forging)
    • spurt verb (spurts, spurted, spurting)
    • spirt verb
  8. to forge
    – move ahead steadily 1
    to forge
    – move ahead steadily 1
    • forge verb (forges, forged, forging)
      • He forged ahead1

Conjugations for forge:

present
  1. forge
  2. forge
  3. forges
  4. forge
  5. forge
  6. forge
simple past
  1. forged
  2. forged
  3. forged
  4. forged
  5. forged
  6. forged
present perfect
  1. have forged
  2. have forged
  3. has forged
  4. have forged
  5. have forged
  6. have forged
past continuous
  1. was forging
  2. were forging
  3. was forging
  4. were forging
  5. were forging
  6. were forging
future
  1. shall forge
  2. will forge
  3. will forge
  4. shall forge
  5. will forge
  6. will forge
continuous present
  1. am forging
  2. are forging
  3. is forging
  4. are forging
  5. are forging
  6. are forging
subjunctive
  1. be forged
  2. be forged
  3. be forged
  4. be forged
  5. be forged
  6. be forged
diverse
  1. forge!
  2. let's forge!
  3. forged
  4. forging
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

forge [the ~] noun

  1. the forge
    the forge; the smithy; the smith's working-place; the blacksmith's shop
  2. the forge
    – a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering 1
    the forge; the smithy
    – a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering 1
  3. the forge
    – furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping 1
    the forge
    – furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping 1

forge

  1. forge

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Related Definitions for "forge":

  1. a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering1
  2. furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping1
  3. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort1
  4. make a copy of with the intent to deceive1
    • She forged a Green Card1
  5. make out of components (often in an improvising manner)1
  6. make something, usually for a specific function1
  7. create by hammering1
    • forge a pair of tongues1
  8. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy1
  9. move ahead steadily1
    • He forged ahead1

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