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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • forefront/ˈfɔːfɹʌnt/nounB2+The most important or advanced position.
  • foreground/ˈfɔː(ɹ)ˌɡɹaʊnd/nounB2+The part of the scene nearest the viewer.
  • forehead/ˈfɔːhɛd/nounB1The part of the face above the eyebrows.
  • foreign/ˈfɒɹɪn/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsBelonging to a country that is not your own.
  • foreign exchangenounB2The business of turning one currency into another.
  • foreign language/fɔːɹɪn lɛŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/
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nounB1
A language other than your own, studied at school.
  • foreigner/ˈfɒɹ.ɪ.nə(ɹ)/nounB2A person from another country.
  • forelocknounC2The lock of hair falling over a horse's forehead.
  • foreman/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən/nounB22 meaningsThe worker in charge of a crew on a site or a factory floor.
  • foremost/ˈfɔː.məʊst/adjectiveB2+In front of all the others in standing or position.
  • forensic/fəˈɹɛn.zɪk/adjectiveC1Using science to investigate crime.
  • forensics/fəˈɹɛn.zɪks/nounB2The science of examining traces left at a crime.
  • forerunner/ˈfɔɹˌɹʌnɚ/nounC1Somebody or something that came before and prepared the way.
  • foresee/fɔɹˈsi/verbB2+2 meaningsTo know in advance that something will happen.
  • foreseeable/fɔɹˈsi.ə.bəl/adjectiveB2+Able to be predicted or expected.
  • foresight/ˈfɔɹsaɪt/nounB2+The wisdom to prepare for what is coming.
  • forest/ˈfɒɹɪst/nounA22 meaningsA large area thickly covered with trees.
  • forestall/fɔː(ɹ)ˈstɔːl/verbC1To act first so as to prevent something.
  • foresternounB2+A person who manages woodland.
  • forestry/ˈfɒɹ.ɪst.ɹi/nounB2+The care and management of woodland.
  • foretell/fɔɹˈtɛl/verbB2+To say what will happen before it does.
  • forever/fəˈɹɛvə(ɹ)/adverbA23 meaningsFor all time; permanently.
  • foreword/ˈfɔːwɜːd/nounB2+An introduction written by somebody other than the author.
  • forfeit/ˈfɔː.fɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo lose something as a penalty for breaking a rule or failing a duty.
  • forfeiture/ˈfɔːfɪtʃə/nounC2The loss of property or a right as a penalty.
  • forge/fɔːd͡ʒ/nounC13 meaningsThe hearth or workshop where metal is heated and beaten.
  • forgery/ˈfɔː.dʒəɹ.ɪ/nounB2+2 meaningsThe crime of making fake documents, money or signatures.
  • forget/fəˈɡɛt/verbA14 meaningsTo fail to remember something you knew.
  • forget-me-not/fɚˈɡɛt.miˌnɑt/nounB2A small plant with pale blue flowers.
  • forgetful/fərˈɡɛtfəl/adjectiveB2Often failing to remember things.
  • forgingnounC1Metal shaped by hammering while hot.
  • forgive/fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv/verbA23 meaningsTo stop feeling angry at somebody for what they did.
  • forgiveness/fəˈɡɪvnəs/nounB2Letting go of the right to stay angry.
  • forgo/fɔːˈɡəʊ/verbC1To go without something you could have had.
  • fork/fɔːk/nounA24 meaningsThe eating tool with a handle and three or four sharp points.
  • forklift/ˈfɔɹklɪft/nounB2A small truck with prongs that lifts pallets.
  • forlorn/fəˈlɔːn/adjectiveC2Lonely and without hope.
  • form/fɔːm/nounA15 meaningsA printed sheet with spaces for information.
  • form upphraseC1To arrange into an ordered line or block.
  • formal/ˈfɔɹməl/adjectiveB12 meaningsSerious and official in style.
  • formality/fɔːrˈmælɪti/nounC13 meaningsCareful, correct behaviour and language suited to a serious occasion.
  • format/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mæt/nounB2+The shape, size and arrangement something is presented in.
  • formation/fɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/nounB22 meaningsAn ordered arrangement.
  • formative/ˈfɔːmətɪv/adjectiveC1Having a lasting effect on how somebody develops.
  • formerly/ˈfɔɹmɚli/adverbB2At an earlier time than now.
  • formidable/fɔːˈmɪdəbəl/adjectiveB2+So strong or skilled that it inspires respect and a little fear.
  • formidably/ˈfɔːɹ.mɪ.dəb.li/adverbC2To a degree that inspires respect and some fear.
  • formula/ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/nounB1+4 meaningsA rule written in symbols and numbers for working something out.
  • formulate/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo work an idea out into a precise, carefully worded form.
  • fornicate/ˈfɔː.nɪ.kət/verbC2To have sex outside marriage, in religious use.
  • fornication/ˌfɔɹnɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC2Sex outside marriage, in religious use.
  • forsake/fɔːˈseɪk/verbC1To abandon somebody or something for good.
  • forswear/fə(ɹ)ˈswɛə(ɹ)/verbC2To give something up by solemn promise.
  • forte/ˈfɔːteɪ/nounC1The thing a person does especially well.
  • forth/fɔːθ/adverbB2Out, or forward from a place, in formal or older use.
  • forthcoming/fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/adjectiveB23 meaningsHappening or appearing soon.
  • forthright/ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/adjectiveC1Direct and honest in speech, without evasion.
  • forthwith/fɔːθˈwɪð/adverbC1Immediately and without delay.
  • fortification/ˌfɔː(ɹ)tɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC1Walls and works built to make a place defensible.
  • fortify/ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo strengthen a place against attack.