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

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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19,295 words · showing 6,601–6,660

  • for the time beingphraseB2For now, until something changes.
  • for what it's worthphraseC1Offering an opinion while admitting it may not help.
  • forage/ˈfɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo search widely for food or supplies.
  • foragingnounB2+Gathering wild food from the countryside.
  • foray/ˈfɒɹ.eɪ/nounC1A brief venture into new territory or a new field.
  • forbearance/fəˈbɛːɹ(ə)n(t)s/noun
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Patient restraint when you would be entitled to act.
  • forbid/fəˈbɪd/verbB2To order that something must not be done.
  • forbidding/fɚˈbɪdɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Looking hostile and unwelcoming.
  • force/fɔːs/verbB14 meaningsTo make somebody do something they do not want to do.
  • forceful/ˈfɔːsfəl/adjectiveB2Expressing yourself strongly and with confidence.
  • forcibleadjectiveC1Done by force.
  • forcibly/ˈfɔːsəbli/adverbB2+By the use of physical force.
  • ford/fɔːd/verbC1To cross a stream by wading.
  • forearm/ˈfɔːˌɹɑːm/nounB1+The part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.
  • forebear/ˈfɔːˌbɛə/nounC2An ancestor from an earlier generation.
  • foreboding/fɔɹˈbɔʊdɪŋ/nounC1A feeling that something bad is coming.
  • forecast/ˈfɔːkɑːst/nounB23 meaningsA statement of what the weather will do.
  • forecastle/ˈfoʊk.səl/nounC2The raised deck at the front of a ship.
  • foreclose/fɔːˈkləʊz/verbC1To take back a property when the loan is not repaid.
  • forefinger/ˈfɔːˌfɪŋ.ɡə/nounC1The finger next to the thumb, used for pointing.
  • 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/nounB1A 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.