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fore-stall /foi'stoil; NAmE fair's-/ verb [VN] to prevent sth from happening or sb from doing sth by doing sth
first B55fcffl.it; H ( ffeA ) AAf&'JA:
Try to
anticipate what your child will do
and forestall problems.
forested /'fonstid; NAmE 'fo:r-; 'fair-/ adj. covered in forest thickly
forested hills
0 The province is heavily forested and sparsely populated, iA*i#Ao for-est-er /'fDrista(r); NAmE 'foir-; 'fair-/ noun a person who works in a forest, taking
care of the trees, planting new ones, etc. A
forest-ry /'fnristri; NAmE 'fair-; 'fair-/ noun [u]
the science or practice of planting and taking care of trees and forests Wik
fore-taste
/'foiteist;
NAmE 'fairt-/ noun [sing.] a ~ (of sth) a small amount of a particular experience
or situation that shows you what it will be like when the same thing happens on
a larger scale in the future 55 A Eft $ Ml; 55 A ; IE % : They were unaware that the
street violence was just a foretaste of what was to come. IM7&
W-tiRiy,
fore-tell
/foi'tel; NAmE fair'tel/ verb (fore-told, fore-told /fai'tauld; NAmE fair'toold/) (literary) to know or say what will happen in the
future, especially by using magic powers ( AtafflUiJ ) 55 W 023predict: [VN]
to foretell the future 55 s A A 0 [V that] The witch foretold that
she would marry a prince. f, 0 [V wh-] None of us can foretell what lies ahead.
fore-thought /’faiGoit; NAmE 'fairB-/ noun [U] careful thought to make sure that
things are successful in the future : Some
forethought and preparation is
necessary before you embark on the
project.
IEEI see
MALICE
fore-told pt, pp of foretell
for
ever <h» /f0r'eva(r)/
adv.
1 (BrE also for ever) used to say that a
particular situation or state will always exist zjc j/c :
I’ll love you forever! zjt M W ! o After her death, their lives changed forever.
M JE M Si A lit gfc
^ l'* 0 Just
keep telling yourself that it
won’t last forever. H A£ri& HSiB,
&A£Affi:H#lfto 2 {BrE also for ever) (informal) a very long time
HAitfe: It takes her forever to get dressed, M%
A.fT#)-Jc H Eft H |sl«,
3 (informal)
used with verbs in the progressive tenses to
say that sb does sth very often and in a way that is annoying to other people ( &tg&7ifi:
She’s forever going on about how poor they are. M A jk
fore-warn /foi'woin; NAmE foir'woim/ verb [often passive] ~ sb (of sth) (formal) to warn sb about sth bad or unpleasant before it happens 55 AW A;
^AAM: [VN] The commander had been forewarned of the attack.
[also VN that]
>
fore-warn-ing
noun [U, C] IT»T?1 fore,warned is fore- 'armed (saying) if you know about problems, dangers, etc. before they
happen, you can be better prepared for themBtW«fc; A&A/S fore-woman noun oforeman
fore-word /'foiw3id; NAmE 'foirw3ird/ noun a short introduction at the beginning of a book ( 4$ (ft ) Btfllf, /7W —
compare preface n. forfeit /'fbifit; NAmE 'foirfat/ verb, noun, adj.
* verb [VN] to lose sth or have sth taken away
from you because you have done sth wrong ( )
HA, M
i[ft : If you cancel your flight, you
will forfeit your deposit. 0 He has
forfeited his right to be taken
seriously. ftfe fcfc 7
Hr 1c
■ noun something that a person has to pay, or sth
that is taken from them, because they have done sth wrong
a adj. [not before noun] (formal) taken away from sb as a
punishment ; Wtkitft
for-feit-ure /'foifitja(r);
NAmE 'foirfatj'ar/ noun [U] (law W) the
act of forfeiting sth HA; : the forfeiture of property MHftlHA
for-fend /fai'fend; NAmE fair-/ verb [VN] 1 (also fore-fend) (NAmE) to prevent sth Aik; IS it 2 (old use) to prevent sth or keep
sth away Heaven/God for-
fend (that) ... (humorous or old use) (used to say that you
are frightened of the idea of sth happening) {ELISA H ••• ; A • • Heaven forfend that
students are encouraged to think! A7E AlclbslJ^AS#! forgather verb [v] = foregather forgave pt of forgive forge
/foid3; NAmE foird3/ verb, noun m verb 1 [VN] to put a lot of
effort into making sth successful or strong so that it will last j!lP : a move to
forge new links between management and workers 0 Strategic
alliances are being forged with
major European companies. 0 She
forged a new career in the music
business. MHAfeAA
5;iJ—Hfr^iko 2 [VN] to make an illegal copy of sth in
order to cheat people jj| ; jg U : to forge a passporl/banknote/cheque $j/ A® O He’s
getting good at forging his mother’s signature.
^
7o — compare counterfeit v. 3 [VN] to shape metal
by heating it in a fire and hitting it with a hammer; to make an object in this
way IS it; tt'jfA swords forged from steel ffl^&j8tlft7jij 4 [V
+adv./prep.] (formal) to move forward in a
steady but powerful way H A 5(J $£ : He forged through the
crowds to the front of the stage, Af^H, A Af'J a
|tf0
0 She forged into the lead (= in a competition,
race, etc.), m )
ha^Ao rairnra,forge
a'head
(with sth) to move forward quickly; to make a lot of progress
quickly 11 Abu ; The
company is forging ahead with its
plans for expansion.
*
noun 1 a place where objects
are made by heating and shaping pieces of metal, especially one where a blacksmith works tfcEH 2 a large piece of equipment
used for heating metals in; a building or part of a factory where this is found
STOP; &&$£); ISitxr forger /'faid30(r); NAmE 'foird3-/ noun a person who makes
illegal copies of money, documents, etc. in order to cheat people 2E$f3a5PWA — compare
COUNTERFEITER
forgery
/'foid3ari; NAmE 'foird3-/ noun 1 [u] the crime of copying
money, documents, etc. in order to cheat people $j Hi; {fa ii: ip H73 fake 2 [C] something, for example a document,
piece of paper money, etc., that has been copied in order to cheat people jjt & ; M $: Experts are
dismissing claims that the painting is a forgery. A% ft IS H Ji JR fn l&i# A. — compare
COUNTERFEIT
for get 0-w /fa'get; NAmE far'g-/ verb (for-got /fa'gut; NAmE far'gait/, for-got-ten /fa'gntn; NAmE far'gaitn/)
►
EVENTS/FACTS f tW ; 7 7 1 ~ (about) sth (not usually used in the
progressive tenses il^ AfE AiftTrN') to be unable to remember sth that has
happened in the past or information that you knew in the past ituS; [V] I’d completely forgotten
about the money he owed me. fie
0 Before I forget, there was
a call from
A iS o
0 Who could forget his speech at
last year’s party? o [V (that)]
She keeps forgetting (that) I’m not a child any more. ftfeA
^^75lcAIIJi7A^77o
o I was
forgetting (=
I had forgotten) (that) you’ve been here before. 7cjS7 jAWltA 0 [V wh-] I’ve forgotten where they live exactly.
0 I forget how much they paid for it. 4fcl*7 (MV%£ 0 [V -ing] I'll
never forget hearing this piece
of music for the first time.
Mo o [vn that]
It should not be forgotten that people used to get much more exercise. AJ&E&i&ftJJi,
[also VN -ing]
TO
DO STH #77 2
~ (about) sth to not remember to do