forge C1 Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /fɔɹd͡ʒ/ UK /fɔːd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #8863 Meanings 1 verb To create or build something, especially a relationship, with great effort. The two leaders worked to forge a lasting peace agreement. 2 verb To make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive. He was jailed for trying to forge his boss's signature. 3 verb To shape metal by heating it and hammering it. The blacksmith forged a horseshoe over the glowing fire. 4 noun A furnace or workshop where metal is heated and shaped. The blacksmith pulled the red-hot iron from the forge. Thesaurus Word family Forms forgedforgesforging Derived forms forge-hammerforgeabilityforgeableforgelikeforgemanforgemasterforgerymicroforgemisforgereforge Related forms blacksmithfabricate Common collocations drop forge Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Old French forge (“forge, furnace”), a surname for someone who lived near or worked in a forge or smithy. forge Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # forge **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /fɔɹd͡ʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /fɔːd͡ʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 8863 ## Meanings 1. To create or build something, especially a relationship, with great effort. 2. To make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive. 3. To shape metal by heating it and hammering it. 4. A furnace or workshop where metal is heated and shaped. ## Examples - The two leaders worked to forge a lasting peace agreement. - He was jailed for trying to forge his boss's signature. - The blacksmith forged a horseshoe over the glowing fire. - The blacksmith pulled the red-hot iron from the forge. ## Derived Forms - forge-hammer - forgeability - forgeable - forgelike - forgeman - forgemaster - forgery - microforge - misforge - reforge ## Related Forms - blacksmith - fabricate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: forge ## Etymology From Old French forge (“forge, furnace”), a surname for someone who lived near or worked in a forge or smithy. ## AI Etymology Forge comes from Old French forge (“forge, furnace”), a surname for someone who lived near or worked in a forge or smithy. The historical chain includes forge (Old French). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as forge-hammer, forgeability, forgeable, and forgelike and related forms such as blacksmith and fabricate. In present use it covers to create or build something, especially a relationship, with great effort, to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive, and to shape metal by heating it and hammering it. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process markdown