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Meaning of "forby" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FORBY

forby  [fɔːˈbaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORBY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forby can act as an adverb and a preposition.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

The preposition is an invariable grammatical category, that has no meaning itself and which serves to link or relate terms.

WHAT DOES FORBY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of forby in the English dictionary

The definition of forby in the dictionary is besides; in addition. Other definition of forby is near; nearby.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORBY


aby
əˈbaɪ
abye
əˈbaɪ
blebby
ˈblɛbˈbaɪ
bye-bye
ˈbaɪˈbaɪ
Dubai
duːˈbaɪ
forbye
fɔːˈbaɪ
goodbye
ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ
hereby
ˌhɪəˈbaɪ
inby
ɪnˈbaɪ
inbye
ɪnˈbaɪ
Mumbai
mʊmˈbaɪ
outby
ˌaʊtˈbaɪ
overbuy
ˌəʊvəˈbaɪ
owerby
ˌaʊəˈbaɪ
passers-by
ˌpɑːsəzˈbaɪ
prebuy
priːˈbaɪ
rebuy
riːˈbaɪ
thereby
ˌðɛəˈbaɪ
underbuy
ˌʌndəˈbaɪ
whereby
wɛəˈbaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORBY

forbearingly
Forbes
forbid
forbid the banns
forbiddal
forbiddance
forbidden
forbidden band
Forbidden City
forbidden fruit
forbidden transition
forbiddenly
forbidder
forbidding
forbiddingly
forbiddingness
forbode
forbore
forborne
forbye

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORBY

barby
carby
Corby
Crown Derby
Darby
demolition derby
derby
donkey derby
herby
Kentucky Derby
local Derby
nearby
orby
overby
rhubarby
roller derby
sage Derby
soapbox derby
the Derby
warby

Synonyms and antonyms of forby in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «forby» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORBY

Find out the translation of forby to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forby from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forby» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

forby
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

forby
570 millions of speakers

English

forby
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

forby
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

forby
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

forby
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Forby
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Förby
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Forby
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Forby
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

forby
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

forby
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

forby
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Forby
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

forby
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

forby
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोर्बी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

forby
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Forby
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

forby
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

forby
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Forby
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Forby
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

forby
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

FÖRBY
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forby
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forby

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORBY»

The term «forby» is normally little used and occupies the 116.656 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of forby
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORBY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «forby» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «forby» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forby

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORBY»

Discover the use of forby in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forby and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Middle English Dictionary
f5rbi 7l7 forbinden bis man cam rydyng forby ber bat sche was. (?al439) Lydg. FP 3. l5l0: The Leuite cam forbi with his wiff . cl440 (?al400) Perceval l709: Als he sprent forby, The sowdan keste vp a cry. (al449) Lydg. 2 Merch. 758: His oold ...
Hans Kurath, 1954
2
Sporting Magazine
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, I798. IGBOROW. MR. Dash wood's Ivy won against Mr. James's Rattle, 1 gui. FORFEITS. Sir Samuel Fludyer's greyhound paid to Mr. Forby's, i gui. Mr. Wilfon's greyhound paid to Mr. Forby's, i gui. TUESDAY, NOV.
3
Reprinted Glossaries
B. 16 ; now obsolete, as noted by Forby and Nail. Cf. Icel. bdlginn, swollen. Bide owe, to Ruffer punishment So Hickes; to all others unknown. N.B. Hickes makes bide a corruption of wite, punishment, as if to bide owe = to owe wite, i. e. owe a ...
Walter William Skeat, 1873
4
A Lexical Concordance to the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: E-L
conj.; <OED> s.v. forby prep. and adv.] by, past (in space) [See bi' adv., for1 prep., forbi2 prep., forth-bi adv.] 6: forby[6] her forbi past this place C. PH 125 As she cam/orty ther as this juge stood. C. PD 668 What cors is this that passeth h^sr ...
Akio Oizumi, 2003
5
This is Not the Ivy League: A Memoir
know that Forby gradually looked up from his crayons to find a wall of suspicion around him. At recess he was no longer chosen on anyone's side in games. He took to hovering at a distance of a few yards, pawing with his overshoes at the sod.
Mary Clearman Blew, 2011
6
Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Repertorium. A letter to a ...
It is a sense of close and particular endearment, in which certainly we often use those two words, in speaking of any thing we particularly cherish, as our beloved kindred or friends, or, as in Homer, the limbs or organs of our bodies. — Forby.
Sir Thomas Browne, Simon Wilkin, 1835
7
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne: Hydriotaphia. Brampton urns. ...
down and intricately entangled, as growing corn or grass by rain and wind. Might not this be the word meant by Sir Thomas Browne, and imperfectly heard ? — Forby. Both these are wrong ; the following is the correct explanation : — To nick is ...
Sir Thomas Browne, Simon Wilkin, 1852
8
The Longest Rescue: The Life and Legacy of Vietnam POW ...
49 The remaining airmen connected to this life-altering Septem— ber day included USAF Captain Willis E. Forby, Bill Robinson, and his crewmembers, Thomas Curtis, Duane Martin, and Neil Black. Flying an F—105D Thunderchief as part of ...
Glenn Robins, 2013
9
The Vocabulary of East-Anglia: An Attempt to Record the ...
For the same gentleman Mr. Forby afterwards composed the following epitaph, which, in speaking of his classical attainments, cannot be considered out of place , as serving to display them in another point of view. It has never, 1 believe, ...
Robert Forby, 1830
10
Groupware: Design, Implementation, and Use: 15th ...
Wehadpreviously implemented a similar solution without relying on Forby [13] andusingtheversion control system to propagate events amongusers.When compared with that solution, our solution based on Forbyismuchsimpler, as Forby  ...
Luis Carriço, Nelson Baloian, Benjamim Fonseca, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORBY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forby is used in the context of the following news items.
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Miljøpartiet De Grønne vil forby engangsgriller i parker
Miljøpartiet De Grønne vil forby engangsgriller i parker. Artikkeltags. Nyheter · politikk. Av NTB. Publisert: 10. juli 2015, kl. 18:02 Sist oppdatert: ... «Bergensavisen, Jul 15»
2
Report: No job losses if work camp closes : News - Southern Illinoisan
Gary Forby of Benton and state Rep. Brandon Phelps of Harrisburg, both Democrats, say the Republican governor is targeting the facility for ... «The Southern, Jul 15»
3
Report: No job losses if work camp closes
Gary Forby of Benton and state Rep. Brandon Phelps of Harrisburg, both Democrats, say the Republican governor is targeting the facility for ... «Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, Jul 15»
4
Feds approve I-57 project
Gary Forby, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin for funding possibilities. It was also mentioned during the meeting, federal monies ... «The Daily Republican, Jul 15»
5
Benton interchange gets conceptual approval
Gary Forby, D-Benton, was also on hand. He said funding would come from a mix of federal and state dollars. Despite the state's $6 billion ... «The Southern, Jul 15»
6
Forby: Closing Hardin Co. work camp causes more harm than good
BENTON — Recently, State Senator Gary Forby (D-Benton) toured Hardin County Work Camp in an effort to understand how Governor ... «Benton Evening News, Jul 15»
7
Harrisburg Mayor Considers State Senate Seat
Senator Gary Forby has held the position since 2003. Fowler said he respects Senator Forby and the position he's held for so long. "Serving ... «WSIL TV, Jul 15»
8
Area Democrats hot under collar
Gary Forby, D-Benton, at a press conference to discuss their opposition to Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget plan. Among the proposed ... «Annanews, Jun 15»
9
The Price of Power
Gary Forby, D-Benton, who has proven his muscle in the face of several tough GOP tests, are much more secure in their districts and there has ... «The Southern, Jun 15»
10
Guest View: Making common-sense tweaks to concealed carry
I joined Senator Gary Forby and other area legislators in supporting Senate Bill 836, which passed both the House and the Senate and makes ... «The Southern, Jun 15»

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