forge
verb/fɔːdʒ/
/fɔːrdʒ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they forge | /fɔːdʒ/ /fɔːrdʒ/ |
| he / she / it forges | /ˈfɔːdʒɪz/ /ˈfɔːrdʒɪz/ |
| past simple forged | /fɔːdʒd/ /fɔːrdʒd/ |
| past participle forged | /fɔːdʒd/ /fɔːrdʒd/ |
| -ing form forging | /ˈfɔːdʒɪŋ/ /ˈfɔːrdʒɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] forge something to put a lot of effort into making something successful or strong so that it will last
- a move to forge new links between management and workers
- Strategic alliances are being forged with major European companies.
- She forged a new career in the music business.
- They forged a lead in the first 30 minutes of the game.
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- [transitive] forge something to make an illegal copy of something in order to cheat people
- to forge a passport/banknote/document
- He's getting good at forging his mother's signature.
- New digital techniques can spot paintings that have been forged.
Collocations CrimeCrimeCommitting a crimecompare counterfeitTopics Crime and punishmentc1- commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud
- be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/human trafficking
- engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism
- steal somebody’s wallet/purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone
- rob a bank/a person/a tourist
- break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment
- hijack a plane/ship/bus
- smuggle drugs/weapons/arms
- traffic people/wildlife/narcotics/cocaine
- launder drug money (through something)
- forge documents/certificates/passports
- take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe
- run a phishing/an email/an internet scam
- combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking
- prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy
- deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals
- reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour
- foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot
- help/support/protect the victims of crime
- report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police
- witness the crime/attack/murder/incident
- investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident
- conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/murder inquiry
- investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case
- examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime
- collect/gather forensic evidence
- uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons
- describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker
- question/interrogate a suspect/witness
- solve/crack the case
- [transitive] forge something (from something) to shape metal by heating it in a fire and hitting it with a hammer; to make an object in this way
- swords forged from steel
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (formal) to move forward in a steady but powerful way
- He forged through the crowds to the front of the stage.
- She forged into the lead (= in a competition, race, etc.).
Word Originverb senses 1 to 3 Middle English (also in the general sense ‘make, construct’): from Old French forger, from Latin fabricare ‘fabricate’, from fabrica ‘manufactured object, workshop’. The noun is via Old French from Latin fabrica. verb sense 4 mid 18th cent.: perhaps an aberrant pronunciation of force.
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