forby
Americanpreposition
-
close by; near.
-
besides.
preposition
-
besides; in addition (to)
-
obsolete near; nearby
Etymology
Origin of forby
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English forbi “past in space or time,” from for- “fore-” + by; see fore 1, by
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"Pirtas an' broth!" said I. "Yer blinked, ye cabbage head, we've got two yards ov thripe forby!"
From My Lady of the Chimney Corner by Alexander Irvine
They're rich an' can afford it, an' forby they need them an' we don't.
From The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner by James C. Welsh
In my day I have been soldier, sailor, reiver, hunter and hunted, doctor and patient, forby a wheen mair.
From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Stuart Travis
I wonder you dinna think shame, to hold up your face to me, forby the minister.
From Janet's Love and Service by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson
I'm nae slave, an' forby, I dinna believe they are weel-aff.
From The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner by James C. Welsh
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
