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    for·bye
    [fôrˈbī]
    adverb
    forby (adverb)
    1. in addition; as well:
      "there's chicken, and plenty of soup forbye, if you get hungry again"
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  1. Besides; in addition (to)
    forby (fɔːˈbaɪ; Scottish fərˈbaɪ) or forbye prep, adv 1. besides; in addition (to) 2. obsolete near; nearby

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    forby or for·bye [ fawr- bahy ] show ipa preposition, adverb Chiefly Scot. close by; near. besides.

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    FORBY, prep., adv., adj., n. Also for (e)bye, ferby, fer-bye, firby, furby (e); forbyes, -byse (ne.Sc.). [fɔr′bɑe, -′bai, fər-] I. prep. 1. Besides, in addition to, as well as. Gen.Sc. Also in Eng. dial. Hence in phr. forby that, elliptically for “besides the fact that” (Abd. 1930 N. Shepherd Weatherhouse 11; Abd. 27 1953).

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    forby (comparative more forby, superlative most forby) (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior. He's a forbye man. Adverb [ edit] forby (comparative more forby, superlative most forby) (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Past; by; beyond. quotations ▼

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    What does forbye mean?
    Define forbye. forbye synonyms, forbye pronunciation, forbye translation, English dictionary definition of forbye. or prep , adv 1. besides; in addition 2. obsolete near; nearby Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins...

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    What is the meaning of Forby?
    From Middle English forby, forbi, of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin, equivalent to fore- + by. Compare Dutch voorbij (“past”), Low German vorbi, vörbi, German vorbei (“gone, past”), Danish forbi, Swedish förbi. More at fore, by. Find similar words to forby using the buttons below. Forby definition: Besides.

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    How many meanings of the word forbye are there?
    There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the word forbye, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. How common is the word forbye?

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    What does he's a forbye man mean?
    He's a forbye man. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Past; by; beyond. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommonly; exceptionally. He was forby kind. From Middle English forby, forbi, of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin, equivalent to fore- + by.

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    How often is the term 'forbye' used?
    The term «forbye» is used very little and occupies the 192.029 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary. The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «forbye» in the different countries.

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    What does the term 'inbye' mean?
    The term 'inbye' (comparative more inbye, superlative most inbye) refers to the direction towards the coal face when underground. Above ground, it denotes the direction towards the house.

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