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The weather forecast said that it would rain today.

fore • cast 2 / ' forkrest / verb ( fore - casts , fore - cast - ing , fore cast , has fore - cast )

to say what you think will happen, based on the

information that is available

They're forecasting rain for tomorrow.

—SYNONYM predict

fore • cast • er / ' forkrestar / noun [ count ]

She's a weather forecaster on TV.

fore • fa • ther / ' forfadar / noun [ count ] ( formal )

( history ) a person (especially a man) in your family who lived a long time ago

—SYNONYM ancestor

fore • ground / ' forgraund / noun [ singular ]

( art ) the part of a picture that seems nearest to you The man in the foreground is my father.

—ANTONYM background

fore • head / forhed / noun [ count ]

the part of your face above your eyes

for .eign Ф / 'foron ; 'furon / adjective

belonging to or connected with a country that is not your own

We have some foreign students staying at our house. a foreign language

for • eign • er / foranar ; faranar / noun [ count ] a person from another country

fore • see / for si / verb ( fore - sees ,

fore - see - ing , fore saw / for' so / has fore seen

/ for sin / ) ( formal )

to know or guess what will happen in the future No one could have foreseen what would happen.

—SYNONYM predict

for .est © / 'forest/ noun [count, noncount ]

( geography ) a large area of land covered with trees We went for a walk in the forest.

for .ev .er О /fo'г,"vor/ adverb

1 for all time

will love you forever.

—SYNONYM always

( informal ) very often

I can't read because he's forever asking me questions!

fore • word / ' forward / noun [ count ]

( english language arts ) a piece of writing at the beginning of a book, which introduces it a collection of short stories, with a foreword by John Updike

for • gave

form of forgive

forge / ford₃ / verb ( forg - es , forg - ing , forged )

to make an illegal copy of something in order to cheat people

The passport had been forged.

forge someone's signature

to sign another person's name, pretending to be that person

for • ger • y / ' ford₃ari / noun

( plural for - ger - ies )

[ noncount ] the crime of making an illegal copy of something in order to cheat people

[ count ] something that has been copied in order to cheat people

This painting is not really by Van Gogh — it's a forgery.

for .get Ф / for'get / verb ( for gets ,

for - get - ting , for - got / far' gat / has for - got - ten /

far gatn / )

1 to not remember something

forgot her name.

Don't forget to do your homework!

to not bring something with you I had forgotten my glasses.

to stop thinking about something Forget about your exams and enjoy yourself!

"I'm sorry I shouted at you." "Oh, forget it (= don't worry about it ) ."

for • get • ful / far ' getfl / adjective

often forgetting things

My grandmother had become very forgetful. —SYNONYM absentminded

for .give Ф/ for'giv/ verb ( For .gives , for - giv - ing , for gave / far' geiv / has for giv en

/ far' givn / )

to stop being angry with someone for a bad thing that they did

I can't forgive him for behaving like that.

for • give • ness / far'givnas / noun [noncount]

the fact that you stop being angry with someone for a bad thing that they did He begged for forgiveness.

for • got, for • got • ten

forms of forget

fork Ф / fork / noun [ count ]

a thing with long points at one end, which you use for putting food in your mouth

—Look at the picture at knife .