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forby

or for·bye

[ fawr-bahy ]

preposition

, Chiefly Scot.
  1. close by; near.
  2. besides.


forby

/ fərˈbaɪ; fɔːˈbaɪ /

preposition

  1. besides; in addition (to)
  2. obsolete.
    near; nearby
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of forby1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English forbi “past in space or time,” from for- “fore-” + by; fore 1, by
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Example Sentences

“Lewie’s a brain — I call him a brain. He can maneuver around the rink and play different situations, he’s a good penalty killer. And Forby, obviously, with his penalty kill and his presence in and around the blue paint. That’s what you miss with those three players.”

Rauner was joined in his tour by Harrisburg Mayor Dale Fowler, a Republican who’s challenging Democratic state Sen. Gary Forby in November.

The governor called on Forby and other area Democratic lawmakers to stand up to their party’s leaders and help him pass a short-term budget fix and a school funding bill while he and lawmakers negotiate a full spending plan.

Democratic Sen. Gary Forby of Benton says the camp should reopen to spare jobs and retain inmate work-skills programs.

Democratic state Sen. Gary Forby said closing the camp would take “jobs out of southern Illinois.”

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