Forge
verb
To create something strong or significant.
Over the years, they were able to forge a strong friendship.
Often appears as...
- forge a relationship
- forge a bond
verb
To make or produce, especially with some effort.
The blacksmith is forging a new horseshoe in his workshop.
Often appears as...
- forge a sword
- forge metal
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To move forward slowly and steadily.
The explorers had to forge through the dense jungle.
Often appears as...
- forge ahead
- forge through
verb
To illegally make something that is intended to look real and deceive.
The criminal was caught trying to forge the signature on the check.
Often appears as...
- forge a signature
- forge a document
Usage tips
Disapproving
Legal
noun
A workplace where metal is heated and hammered into particular objects.
The blacksmith works at the forge all day.
Often appears as...
- blacksmith's forge
- work at the forge
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To create something strong or significant.
Over the years, they were able to forge a strong friendship.
Often appears as...
- forge a relationship
- forge a bond
verb
To make or produce, especially with some effort.
The blacksmith is forging a new horseshoe in his workshop.
Often appears as...
- forge a sword
- forge metal
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To move forward slowly and steadily.
The explorers had to forge through the dense jungle.
Often appears as...
- forge ahead
- forge through
verb
To illegally make something that is intended to look real and deceive.
The criminal was caught trying to forge the signature on the check.
Often appears as...
- forge a signature
- forge a document
Usage tips
Disapproving
Legal
noun
A workplace where metal is heated and hammered into particular objects.
The blacksmith works at the forge all day.
Often appears as...
- blacksmith's forge
- work at the forge
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Durability Implication
The use of 'forge' in this context suggests a strong, lasting creation.
Together, they hoped to forge memories that would last a lifetime.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Depth
'Forge' often applies to relationships and indicates emotional investment.
The team went on a retreat to forge closer ties with one another.
Pro Tip 1/2Durability Implication
The use of 'forge' in this context suggests a strong, lasting creation.
Together, they hoped to forge memories that would last a lifetime.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Depth
'Forge' often applies to relationships and indicates emotional investment.
The team went on a retreat to forge closer ties with one another.
Pro Tip 1/2Durability Implication
The use of 'forge' in this context suggests a strong, lasting creation.
Together, they hoped to forge memories that would last a lifetime.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Depth
'Forge' often applies to relationships and indicates emotional investment.
The team went on a retreat to forge closer ties with one another.
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The history of our world...
If, like me, you're wearing a gold ring, it was forged in a supernova explosion. So now the universe is chemically more complex. And in a chemically more complex universe, it's possible to make more things. And what starts happening is that, around young suns,
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Sarah Kaminsky: My...
I was in high school and got a bad grade, a rare event for me, so I decided to hide it from my parents. In order to do that, I set out to forge their signature. I started working on my mother's signature, because my father's is absolutely impossible to forge.
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How did Polynesian...
completed a worldwide voyage using only these techniques. If that seems remarkable, remember the ancient Polynesians, who through close study and kinship with nature, were able to forge these paths across an unfathomably vast, vibrant living ocean.
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Why incompetent people...
Are you better than average at grammar? Knowing how competent we are and how are skill stack up against other people's is more than a self-esteem boost. It helps us figure out when we can forge ahead on our own decisions and instincts
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What makes a poem … a...
Poets, like craftsman, still work with the raw materials of the world to forge new understandings and comment on what it is to be human in a way only humans can. Dartmouth researchers tested this idea by asking robots to pen poetry.
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The Norse myth that...
The dwarves were master craftspeople. One of them, Andvari, was said to forge marvelous creations. Andvari often took the form of a fish and, one day, he dove deeper than ever before— so deep he reached the land of the water nymphs,
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The building of...
went into building the cupola had an effect on the civilized world the cupola provided the thinking and the bulwark for next generation artists and thinkers and it started to forge the high
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Family Keeps Corpse in...
nearly a year after her physical death mrs. Dolly ponk finally rests in peace and her community has forged new bonds for the future
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Top 5 Silliest Animal...
following the footsteps of generations forging deep tunnels through the tussock grass
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
They're going to show they're on your side. They're going to be enthusiastic. They're going to be willing and helpful to getting you to the truth. They're going to be willing to brainstorm, name suspects, provide details. They're going to say, "Hey, maybe it was those guys in payroll that forged those checks."
Video examples
The history of our world...
If, like me, you're wearing a gold ring, it was forged in a supernova explosion. So now the universe is chemically more complex. And in a chemically more complex universe, it's possible to make more things. And what starts happening is that, around young suns,
Video examples
Sarah Kaminsky: My...
I was in high school and got a bad grade, a rare event for me, so I decided to hide it from my parents. In order to do that, I set out to forge their signature. I started working on my mother's signature, because my father's is absolutely impossible to forge.
Video examples
How did Polynesian...
completed a worldwide voyage using only these techniques. If that seems remarkable, remember the ancient Polynesians, who through close study and kinship with nature, were able to forge these paths across an unfathomably vast, vibrant living ocean.
Video examples
Why incompetent people...
Are you better than average at grammar? Knowing how competent we are and how are skill stack up against other people's is more than a self-esteem boost. It helps us figure out when we can forge ahead on our own decisions and instincts
Video examples
What makes a poem … a...
Poets, like craftsman, still work with the raw materials of the world to forge new understandings and comment on what it is to be human in a way only humans can. Dartmouth researchers tested this idea by asking robots to pen poetry.
Video examples
The Norse myth that...
The dwarves were master craftspeople. One of them, Andvari, was said to forge marvelous creations. Andvari often took the form of a fish and, one day, he dove deeper than ever before— so deep he reached the land of the water nymphs,
Video examples
The building of...
went into building the cupola had an effect on the civilized world the cupola provided the thinking and the bulwark for next generation artists and thinkers and it started to forge the high
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Family Keeps Corpse in...
nearly a year after her physical death mrs. Dolly ponk finally rests in peace and her community has forged new bonds for the future
Video examples
Top 5 Silliest Animal...
following the footsteps of generations forging deep tunnels through the tussock grass
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
What is learned on the athletic field is not forgotten, nor are the lessons of character that are forged there ever lost. Consider the contributions in the field of public life, business, law, medicine, and the military of those who actively participated in athletics.
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Joseph B. Wirthlin
American Businessman
Some of the choicest blessings of my life have been the close friendships I have experienced over the years. Often, these friendships have been forged in the fires of shared experience.
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Laini Taylor
American Author
Dialogue is the place that books are most alive and forge the most direct connection with readers. It is also where we as writers discover our characters and allow them to become real.
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Herbie Hancock
American Musician
Sometimes you have to create a vision, a path for a vision. It may not be apparent, and you may have to forge it yourself. And that will be the way to move your life forward.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
History has proven that each generation of Howard graduates will forge the way forward for our country and our world.
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Joyce Carol Oates
American Novelist
All that matters in life is forging deep ties of love and family and friends. Writing and reading come later.
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Andrew Solomon
Writer
Forging meaning is about changing yourself. Building identity is about changing the world.
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James Anthony Froude
English Historian
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
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Harshvardhan Rane
Indian Actor
I believe the best friendships are forged with those you can be yourself with.
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Charles Dickens
English Novelist
We forge the chains we wear in life.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
What is learned on the athletic field is not forgotten, nor are the lessons of character that are forged there ever lost. Consider the contributions in the field of public life, business, law, medicine, and the military of those who actively participated in athletics.
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Joseph B. Wirthlin
American Businessman
Some of the choicest blessings of my life have been the close friendships I have experienced over the years. Often, these friendships have been forged in the fires of shared experience.
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Laini Taylor
American Author
Dialogue is the place that books are most alive and forge the most direct connection with readers. It is also where we as writers discover our characters and allow them to become real.
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Herbie Hancock
American Musician
Sometimes you have to create a vision, a path for a vision. It may not be apparent, and you may have to forge it yourself. And that will be the way to move your life forward.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
History has proven that each generation of Howard graduates will forge the way forward for our country and our world.
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Joyce Carol Oates
American Novelist
All that matters in life is forging deep ties of love and family and friends. Writing and reading come later.
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Andrew Solomon
Writer
Forging meaning is about changing yourself. Building identity is about changing the world.
Quote examples
James Anthony Froude
English Historian
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
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Harshvardhan Rane
Indian Actor
I believe the best friendships are forged with those you can be yourself with.
Quote examples
Charles Dickens
English Novelist
We forge the chains we wear in life.
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