forgery
The act of forging metal into shapeThe act of forging metal into shape.
» Tom showed the forgery to Mary.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of forging metal into shape.
the forgery of horseshoes
Schmieden
ко́вкаkóvka
(countable, uncountable)The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; especially the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another, the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud.
the forgery of a bond
Fälschen, Fälschung
подло́гpodlóg, подде́лкаpoddélka, фальсифика́цияfalʹsifikácija
(countable, uncountable)That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised or counterfeited.
Fälschung, Falsifikat
подде́лкаpoddélka, фальши́вкаfalʹšívka, ли́паlípa
(archaic, countable, uncountable)An invention, creation.
- criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
- a copy that is represented as the original
Examples
20 sentencesTom showed the forgery to Mary.
Tom showed the forgery to us.
Tom has been accused of forgery.
It's clear that the passport is a forgery.
ruЯсно, что паспорт является подделкой. — Balamax
deDie Sache ist klar; der Pass ist eine Fälschung. — al_ex_an_der
Tom showed Mary the forgery.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
Recorded since 1574; from forge + -ery, from Middle English forgen, via Anglo-Norman forgeRecorded since 1574; from forge + -ery, from Middle English forgen, via Anglo-Norman forger, from Old French forgier, from Latin fabricārī (“to frame, construct, fabricate”), itself from fabrica (“workshop; construction”), from faber (“workman, smith”).
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Forms
plural: forgeriesSynonyms
2 synonyms- a copy that is represented as the original:counterfeit
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable