English Explanatory Dictionary

forby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
adv
  1. Past; by; beyond.
  2. Uncommonly; exceptionally.
prep
  1. Beyond; past; more than; greater than; over and above; moreover.
  2. Past; gone by; over.
  3. Near; beside; by, close to.
  4. On one side; out of the way.
  5. Besides; in addition to; as well as; not to mention.
  6. With the exception of; not taking into account.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/fəˈbʌɪ/

Word forms

forby more forby most forby foreby forbye Forbys

Etymology

From Middle English forby, forbi, of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin, equivalent to fore- + by. Compare Saterland Frisian foarbie (“beyond, past”), West Frisian foarby (“over, beyond, past”), Dutch voorbij (“beyond, past”), Low German vörbi, vörbie (“over, up, gone, finished, past”), German vorbei (“over, gone, past”), Danish forbi, Swedish förbi. More at fore, by.

Synonyms

on top of except for save for next to beyond barring

Derived words

forbyland
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