forge

Everyday

1. A forge is a workshop with a very hot fire where a blacksmith heats and shapes metal. tree →
2. To forge metal is to heat it and hammer it into shape. tree →
3. To forge money, a signature or a document is to make a fake copy to trick people — a crime. tree →
4. To forge a friendship or link is to make it with effort. tree →
5. To forge ahead is to move forward strongly. tree →

In the lessons

In history lessons, blacksmiths worked at forges making horseshoes and tools. In everyday life and news, forged banknotes or signatures are illegal. In stories, heroes forge swords or forge ahead through storms. Phrases: «forge a signature», «forge ahead», «forge a friendship».

Examples

• The blacksmith heated the iron in the forge. tree →
• He forged a horseshoe on the anvil. tree →
• Forging someone's signature is against the law. tree →
• The police found forged banknotes. tree →
• The two schools forged a strong friendship. tree →
• The explorers forged ahead through the snow. tree →
• Swords were forged from steel. tree →
• So the smith forged her two iron teeth. tree →

Note

Noun «forgery» means a fake copy. Pronounced «forj». In a story, «forged» can mean made strongly OR faked — read the sentence. Not a number word.

In Jewish tradition

Here it means to invent or make up a lie.

Interpretation. The psalmist is slandered by proud people but stays loyal to God's laws, which tradition sees as faithfulness under false accusation.

Examples

• The proud have forged a lie against me; but I with my whole heart will keep Thy precepts. (Writings PSA.119.69, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Noun «forgery» means a fake copy. Pronounced «forj». In a story, «forged» can mean made strongly OR faked — read the sentence. Not a number word.