Meaning of "forge" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FORGE

From Old French forgier to construct, from Latin fabricāre, from faber craftsman.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FORGE

forge  [fɔːdʒ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORGE

Forge is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb forge in English.

WHAT DOES FORGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Forge

A forge is a hearth used for heating metals, or the workplace where the hearth is located. The forge is used by the smith to heat a piece of metal to a temperature where it becomes easier to shape, or to the point where work hardening no longer occurs. The metal is transported to and from the forge using tongs, which are also used to hold the workpiece on the smithy's anvil while the smith works it with a hammer. Finally the workpiece is transported to the slack tub, which rapidly cools the workpiece in a large body of water. The slack tub also provides water to control the fire in the forge.

Definition of forge in the English dictionary

The first definition of forge in the dictionary is a place in which metal is worked by heating and hammering; smithy. Other definition of forge is a hearth or furnace used for heating metal. Forge is also a machine used to shape metals by hammering.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FORGE

PRESENT

Present

I forge

you forge

he/she/it forges

we forge

you forge

they forge

Present continuous

I am forging

you are forging

he/she/it is forging

we are forging

you are forging

they are forging

Present perfect

I have forged

you have forged

he/she/it has forged

we have forged

you have forged

they have forged

Present perfect continuous

I have been forging

you have been forging

he/she/it has been forging

we have been forging

you have been forging

they have been forging

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I forged

you forged

he/she/it forged

we forged

you forged

they forged

Past continuous

I was forging

you were forging

he/she/it was forging

we were forging

you were forging

they were forging

Past perfect

I had forged

you had forged

he/she/it had forged

we had forged

you had forged

they had forged

Past perfect continuous

I had been forging

you had been forging

he/she/it had been forging

we had been forging

you had been forging

they had been forging

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will forge

you will forge

he/she/it will forge

we will forge

you will forge

they will forge

Future continuous

I will be forging

you will be forging

he/she/it will be forging

we will be forging

you will be forging

they will be forging

Future perfect

I will have forged

you will have forged

he/she/it will have forged

we will have forged

you will have forged

they will have forged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been forging

you will have been forging

he/she/it will have been forging

we will have been forging

you will have been forging

they will have been forging

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would forge

you would forge

he/she/it would forge

we would forge

you would forge

they would forge

Conditional continuous

I would be forging

you would be forging

he/she/it would be forging

we would be forging

you would be forging

they would be forging

Conditional perfect

I would have forge

you would have forge

he/she/it would have forge

we would have forge

you would have forge

they would have forge

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been forging

you would have been forging

he/she/it would have been forging

we would have been forging

you would have been forging

they would have been forging

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you forge
we let´s forge
you forge

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to forge

Past participle

forged

Present Participle

forging

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «FORGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «forge» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of forge

build · cast · coin · construct · contrive · copy · counterfeit · create · devise · establish · fabricate · fake · falsify · fashion · feign · form · found · frame · hammer out · imitate · invent · make · model · mould · reproduce · set up · shape · turn out · work

TRANSLATION OF FORGE

Find out the translation of forge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of forge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forge» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 伪造
• Translator English - Spanish: falsificar
• English: forge
• Translator English - Hindi: फ़ोर्ज
• Translator English - Arabic: يُزَوِّرُ
• Translator English - Russian: фальсифицировать
• Translator English - Portuguese: forjar
• Translator English - Bengali: কামারশালা
• Translator English - French: contrefaire
• Translator English - Malay: Menempa
• Translator English - German: schmieden
• Translator English - Japanese: 鍛造する
• Translator English - Korean: 단조하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Forge
• Translator English - Vietnamese: làm giả
• Translator English - Tamil: போலியாக்குவது
• Translator English - Marathi: बनावट
• Translator English - Turkish: oluşturmak
• Translator English - Italian: contraffare
• Translator English - Polish: wykuć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: підроблювати
• Translator English - Romanian: a falsifica
• Translator English - Greek: σφυρηλατώ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: smee
• Translator English - Swedish: kämpa sig fram
• Translator English - Norwegian: utforme

10 QUOTES WITH «FORGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word forge.

1

John Calvin

Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.

2

Stephen Chbosky

Well, I think that part of being young is not exactly knowing why you do some of the things that you do. And it's by exploring your life or experimenting or making mistakes and learning from them hopefully that you start to forge an identity.

3

Chris Christie

We believe - we believe that, if we tell the people the truth, that they will act bigger than the pettiness we see in Washington, D.C. We believe it is possible to forge bipartisan compromise, and stand up for our conservative principles.

4

Harry Crosby

I have asked the village blacksmith to forge golden chains to tie our ankles together. I have gathered all the gay ribbons in the world to wind around and around and around and around and around and around again around our two waists.

5

Kenny Cunningham

Looking back I find it hard to believe that I could forge a career in anything other than football but I didn't do too badly in my final exams and there were a few business-related courses that interested me.

6

Maximillian Degenerez

Entrepreneurs are misfits to the core. They forge ahead, making their own path and always, always, question the status quo.

7

Charles Dickens

We forge the chains we wear in life.

8

Rahul Dravid

I was lucky in my early years to play for a Karnataka team that was trying to forge itself into a strong side, and they were years of fun and learning. In the Indian team, I was fortunate to be part of a wonderful era when India played some of its finest cricket at home and abroad.

9

Clint Eastwood

I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will.

10

James E. Faust

To turn our hearts to our fathers is to search out the names of our deceased ancestors and to perform the saving ordinances in the temple for them. This will forge a continuous chain between us and our forefathers eventually all the way back to Father Adam and Mother Eve.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORGE»

Discover the use of forge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Forge

The Patriot Army was shaped and strengthened by the desperate circumstances of the Valley Forge winter. This is where Curzon the boy becomes Curzon the young man.

Laurie Halse Anderson, 2011

Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in ...

The Pulitzer Prize-finalist author of Gandhi & Churchill assesses the pivotal role of American big business in building weapons and enabling industrial dominance for Allied forces in World War II, tracing the contributions of Danish ...

Arthur Herman, 2013

Blood on the Forge

Three African-American brothers leave their home in the Kentucky hills to work in the steel mills of Pittsburgh prior to World War One, in a saga of the great black migration and the harsh realities of industrialization. Reprint.

William Attaway, 1941

The Forge and the Crucible: The Origins and Structure of Alchemy

The new edition of The Forge and the Crucible contains an updated appendix, in which Eliade lists works on Chinese alchemy published in the past few years. He also discusses the importance of alchemy in Newton's scientific evolution.

Mircea Eliade, 1978

Washington at Valley Forge

Washington's army nearly perished during the winter of 1777-78.

Russell Freedman, 2008

Valley Forge: George Washington and the Crucible of Victory

Valley Forge picks up the narrative a year after Washington’s triumphant surprise attack on Trenton, and much has changed since then. It’s the winter of 1777, and Washington’s battered, demoralized army retreats from Philadelphia.

Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen, Albert S. Hanser, 2010

The Fiend and the Forge: Book Three of The Tapestry

The Tapestry series continues to weave threads of fantasy, mythology, science fiction, and mystery into a wholly original adventure that appeals to fans of everything from Harry Potter to Lord of the Rings to The X-Men.

Henry H. Neff, 2010

The Forge of God

In The Forge of God, award-winning author Greg Bear describes the final days of the world on both a massive, scientific scale and in the everyday, emotional context of individual human lives.

Greg Bear, 2014

Vulcan's Forge

The dramatic eruption of a volcano in the Pacific Ocean results in a world-wide battle for domination when it becomes obvious that Vulcan's Forge can provide a limitless supply of clean nuclear energy.

Jack Du Brul, 2005

Forge of Darkness

Now is the time to tell the story of an ancient realm, a tragic tale that sets the stage for all the tales yet to come and all those already told.

Steven Erikson, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forge is used in the context of the following news items.

Barredo, Alcala forge anticipated FDG showdown | Inquirer Sports

Top seed Sarah Barredo and fancied Malvinne Alcala knocked off their respective rivals to arrange a dream semifinal face-off in the women's ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»

Suspected arson at Ponds Forge car park - The Star

A suspected arson attempt has been made at Ponds Forge underground car park in the early hours of this morning. Firefighters were called to ... «The Star, Jul 15»

5 Colonial Forge graduates appointed to U.S. service academies at …

Five members of the Colonial Forge High School Class of 2015 were recently honored at the Colonial Forge Scholarship Night as appointees ... «Fredericksburg.com, Jul 15»

Brian Howey: How not to forge a policy reform - Terre Haute Tribune …

NASHVILLE, Ind. – For several weeks leading into July 1, it was the bright shiny object for the Indiana news media, this stagecraft known as the ... «Terre Haute Tribune Star, Jul 15»

Summer sweat helps forge champions | SanDiegoUnionTribune.com

Summer sweat helps forge champions. Early-morning work part of a winning tradition for Valley Center runners. By Terry Monahan | 9 a.m. July ... «U-T San Diego, Jul 15»

SUNDAY TIMES - Struggling steel giant needs to forge BEE deal

Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal could soon sell a stake in the country's biggest steel company, ArcelorMittal South Africa, to black investors, but ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»

SWIMMING: Dunstable trio are heading to Ponds Forge - Dunstable …

Three Dunstable Swimming Club members have achieved qualification in the British Championships and the English National Swimming ... «Dunstable Today, Jul 15»

US Dollar Looks to Volatility, Euro, Yellen to Forge Break | DailyFX

US Dollar Looks to Volatility, Euro, Yellen to Forge Break. Fundamental Forecast for Dollar: Bullish. •Volatility measures remain high, but they ... «DailyFX, Jul 15»

Apúntate ahora al Forge Boot Camp y conviértete en un experto en …

Acision, líder global en servicios seguros de interacción móvile innovadores en tecnología WebRTC, está centrado en los preparativos de su ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»

Greg Johnson: Pigeon Forge about more than tourism

“I go to Pigeon Forge High School.” I waited for a smug, snooty sneer of elitism as she sanctimoniously judged the bumpkins before her. «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»