Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter F - Page 53
Forge (v. t.) To form by heating and hammering; to beat into any particular shape, as a metal.
Mars's armor forged for proof eterne. -- Shak.
Forge (v. t.) To form or shape out in any way; to produce; to frame; to invent.
Those names that the schools forged, and put into the mouth of scholars, could never get admittance into common use. -- Locke.
Do forge a life-long trouble for ourselves. -- Tennyson.
Forge (v. t.) To coin. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Forge (v. t.) To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate; to counterfeit, as, a signature, or a signed document.
That paltry story is untrue, And forged to cheat such gulls as you. -- Hudibras.
Forged certificates of his . . . moral character. -- Macaulay.
Syn: To fabricate; counterfeit; feign; falsify.
Forge (v. i.) To commit forgery.
Forge (v. i.) (Naut.) To move heavily and slowly, as a ship after the sails are furled; to work one's way, as one ship in outsailing another; -- used especially in the phrase to forge ahead. -- Totten.
And off she [a ship] forged without a shock. -- De Quincey.
Forge (v. t.) (Naut.) To impel forward slowly; as, to forge a ship forward.
Forgemen (n. pl. ) of Forgeman
Forgeman (n.) A skilled smith, who has a hammerer to assist him.
Forger (n. & v. t.) One who forges, makes, of forms; a fabricator; a falsifier.
Forger (n. & v. t.) Especially: One guilty of forgery; one who makes or issues a counterfeit document.
Forgeries (n. pl. ) of Forgery
Forgery (n.) The act of forging metal into shape.
Forgery (n.) The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; esp., the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another; the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud; as, the forgery of a bond.
Forgery (n.) That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised, or counterfeited.
Forgot (imp.) of Forget
Forgat () of Forget
Forgotten (p. p.) of Forget
Forgot () of Forget
Forgetting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forget
Forget (v. t.) (v. t.) 忘記 [+to-v] [+v-ing] [+（that）] [+wh-]；忘記帶（或買等）； 不再把……放在心上 (v. i.) 忘記 [（+about）] To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the power of; to cease from doing.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. -- Ps. ciii. 2.
Let my right hand forget her cunning. -- Ps. cxxxvii. 5.
Hath thy knee forget to bow? -- Shak.
Forget (v. t.) To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect.
Can a woman forget her sucking child? . . . Yes, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. -- Is. xlix. 15.
To forget one's self.
(a) To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be lost in thought.
(b) To be entirely unselfish.
(c) To be guilty of what is unworthy of one; to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control.
Forget (v.) Dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories" [syn: forget, bury] [ant: remember, think of].
Forget (v.) Be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: forget, block, blank out, draw a blank] [ant: call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think].
Forget (v.) Forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!" [ant: bear in mind, mind].
Forget (v.) Leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors" [syn: forget, leave].
Forget (v.) (Present participle forgetting, past tense forgot, past participle forgotten) (Not remember) (B1) [ I or T ] 忘記，遺忘 To be unable to remember a fact, something that happened, or how to do something.
// I'm sorry, I've forgotten your name.
// Let me write down that date before I forget it.
// I completely forgot about Jenny's party.
// [ + (that) ] We had forgotten (that) she doesn't come on Thursdays.
// I'm sorry, I was forgetting (= I had forgotten) (that) you would be away in August.
// [ + -ing verb ] She would never forget seeing the Himalayas for the first time.
// [ + question word ] I've forgotten what you do next/ how to do it.
// I never forget a face (= I'm good at remembering people).
Not forgetting (UK) 包括 Including.
// This is where we keep all the books, not forgetting the magazines and newspapers.
Forget (v.) (Not do) (A1) [ I + to infinitive, T ] 忘記做 To not remember to do something.
// Don't forget to lock the door.
// Dad's always forgetting (to take) his pills.
Forget (v.) (Not bring) (A2) [ T ] 忘記帶 To not bring something with you because you did not remember it.
// I forgot my keys.
Forget (v.) (Stop thinking) (B1) [ I or T ] 忘掉，不再想 To stop thinking about someone or something.
// He tried to forget her.
// It seemed unlikely that the debt would ever be paid off so we just forgot (about) it.
Forget (v.) (Behave badly)
Forget yourself 舉止不得體，失態 To act in a socially unacceptable way because you have lost control of your emotions.
// He was so angry he forgot himself and swore loudly.
Idiom: And don't you forget it
And don't you forget it 你可別忘了這一點 Used to tell someone that a particular fact is important and it should influence the way they behave.
// I've been in the job longer than you and don't you forget it!
Idiom: Forget it
Forget it (Informal) 休想，不可能 Used to tell someone that what they want is impossible.
// "I'd like to take next week off." "Forget it, we're way too busy."
Idiom: Forget it
Forget it (Informal) (B2) 沒關係，不必在意 Used to tell someone that something is not important and not to worry about it.
// "I'm so sorry about that cup." "Oh, forget it - I've got plenty."
Forgetful (a.) Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.
Forgetful (a.) Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive.
Forgetful (a.) Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious.
Forgetfully (adv.) In a forgetful manner.
Forgetfulness (n.) The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from the mind.
Forgetfulness (n.) Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.
Forgetfulness (n.) Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention; as, forgetfulness of duty.
Forgetive (a.) Inventive; productive; capable.
Forget-me-not (n.) A small herb, of the genus Myosotis (M. palustris, incespitosa, etc.), bearing a beautiful blue flower, and extensively considered the emblem of fidelity.
Forgettable (a.) Liable to be, or that may be, forgotten.
Forgetter (n.) One who forgets; a heedless person.
Forgettingly (adv.) By forgetting.
Forging (n.) The act of shaping metal by hammering or pressing.
Forging (n.) The act of counterfeiting.
Forging (n.) A piece of forged work in metal; -- a general name for a piece of hammered iron or steel.
Forgivable (a.) Capable of being forgiven; pardonable; venial.
Forgave (imp.) of Forgive
Forgiven (p. p.) of Forgive
Forgiving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forgive
Forgive (v. t.) [W] 原諒，寬恕 [（+for）] [O1]；豁免 [O1] To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to resign.
To them that list the world's gay shows I leave, And to great ones such folly do forgive. -- Spenser.
Forgive (v. t.) To give up resentment or claim to requital on account of (an offense or wrong); to remit the penalty of; to pardon; -- said in reference to the act forgiven.
And their sins should be forgiven them. -- Mark iv. 12.
He forgive injures so readily that he might be said to invite them. -- Macaulay.
Forgive (v. t.) To cease to feel resentment against, on account of wrong committed; to give up claim to requital from or retribution upon (an offender); to absolve; to pardon; -- said of the person offending.
Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. -- Luke xxiii. 34.
I as free forgive you, as I would be fforgiven. -- Shak.
Note: Sometimes both the person and the offense follow as objects of the verb, sometimes one and sometimes the other being the indirect object. "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors." -- Matt. vi. 12. "Be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee." -- Matt. ix. 2.
Syn: See excuse.
Forgiveness (n.) 寬恕，寬仁之心 The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries.
Forgiveness (n.) Disposition to pardon; willingness to forgive.
Forgiver (n.) 寬恕者；【宗】（中世紀）售赦罪符者 One who forgives.
Forgiver (n.) A person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense. (Syn:) Excuser, Pardoner.
Forgiving (a.) Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild; merciful; compassionate; placable; as, a forgiving temper.
Forwent (imp.) of Forgo
Forgone (p. p.) of Forgo
Forgoing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forgo
Forgo (v. i.) To pass by; to leave. See 1st Forego.
Forgot () imp. & p. p. of Forget.
Forgotten () p. p. of Forget.
Forhall (v. t.) To harass; to torment; to distress.
Forhend (v. t.) To seize upon.
Forinsecal (a.) Foreign; alien.
Forisfamiliated (imp. & p. p.) of Forisfamiliate
Forisfamiliating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forisfamiliate
Forisfamiliate (v. t.) Literally, to put out of a family; hence, to portion off, so as to exclude further claim of inheritance; to emancipate (as a with his own consent) from paternal authority.
Forisfamiliate (v. i.) To renounce a legal title to a further share of paternal inheritance.
Forisfamiliation (n.) The act of forisfamiliating.
Fork (n.) An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used from piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything.
Fork (n.) Anything furcate or like a fork in shape, or furcate at the extremity; as, a tuning fork.
Fork (n.) One of the parts into which anything is furcated or divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a barbed point, as of an arrow.
Fork (n.) The place where a division or a union occurs; the angle or opening between two branches or limbs; as, the fork of a river, a tree, or a road.
Fork (n.) The gibbet.
Forked (imp. & p. p.) of Fork
Forking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fork
Fork (v. i.) To shoot into blades, as corn.
Fork (v. i.) To divide into two or more branches; as, a road, a tree, or a stream forks.
Fork (v. t.) To raise, or pitch with a fork, as hay; to dig or turn over with a fork, as the soil.
Forkbeard (n.) A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat head; -- also called tadpole fish, and lesser forked beard.
Forkbeard (n.) The European forked hake or hake's-dame (Phycis blennoides); -- also called great forked beard.
Forked (a.) Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting.
Forked (a.) Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.
Forkerve (v. t.) See Forcarve, v. t.
Forkiness (n.) The quality or state or dividing in a forklike manner.
Forkless (a.) Having no fork.
Forktail (n.) One of several Asiatic and East Indian passerine birds, belonging to Enucurus, and allied genera. The tail is deeply forking.
Forktail (n.) A salmon in its fourth year's growth.
Fork-tailed (a.) Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.
Forky (a.) Opening into two or more parts or shoots; forked; furcated.
Forlaft () p. p. of Forleave.
Forlay (v. t.) To lie in wait for; to ambush.
Forleave (v. t.) To leave off wholly.
Forlend (v. t.) To give up wholly.
Forlore (p. p.) of Forlese
Forlorn () of Forlese
Forlese (v. t.) To lose utterly.
Forlet (v. t.) To give up; to leave; to abandon.
Forlie (v. i.) See Forelie.
Forlore () imp. pl. & p. p. of Forlese.
Forlorn (v. t.) Deserted; abandoned; lost.
Forlorn (v. t.) Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched; miserable; almost hopeless; desperate.
Forlorn (n.) A lost, forsaken, or solitary person.
Forlorn (n.) A forlorn hope; a vanguard.
Forlornly (adv.) In a forlorn manner.
Forlornness (n.) State of being forlorn.
Forlye (v. i.) Same as Forlie.