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# forging

«forging» in Mova's school dictionary: **shaping hot metal by heating it in a fire and hammering…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb form (-ing of forge: forge, forges, forged, forging); noun (forging — the work of a smith; a forging — a metal piece made this way)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Forging means shaping hot metal by heating it in a fire and hammering it: a blacksmith forging a horseshoe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forging/#m1)

2) Forging means making a copy of something, like a signature, banknote or document, to trick people — a crime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forging/#m2)

3) Forging a friendship or link means building it with effort. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forging/#m3)

4) Forging ahead means moving forward strongly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forging/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In history and technology, pupils learn about blacksmiths forging iron tools, swords and horseshoes in forges; in science, metals become softer when heated so they can be shaped. In safety and citizenship, forging signatures (like a parent's on a school letter) or money is dishonest and illegal. In stories, heroes forge magic swords. Phrases: forging metal, forging a signature, forging ahead, forging friendships.

### examples

- The blacksmith is forging a horseshoe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forging/#x1)
- Forging iron needs a very hot fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forging/#x2)
- Forging your mum's signature on a note is cheating. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forging/#x3)
- Forging money is a serious crime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forging/#x4)
- The two schools are forging a friendship through letters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forging/#x5)
- The team is forging ahead with its project. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forging/#x6)

### note

From «forge»: forged, forging. A «forge» is also the place where a blacksmith works. A «forgery» is a fake copy made to trick people. Do not confuse «forge ahead» with «forget».

### In the corpora

- [Forging a parent's signature is a serious lie that breaks trust with school and family.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/201-cheating-in-tests-and-homework/16/)
- [Forging a note turns one problem into two: the thing in the note and the forgery.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/429-the-forged-signature-and-how-it-always-ends/28/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «forging» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forging/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.