forfend


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for·fend

also fore·fend (fôr-fĕnd′)
tr.v. for·fend·ed, for·fend·ing, for·fends also fore·fend·ed or fore·fend·ing or fore·fends
1. To keep or ward off; avert.
2. Archaic To forbid.
[Middle English forfenden : for-, for- + fenden, to ward off; see fend.]
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forfend

(fɔːˈfɛnd) or

forefend

vb (tr)
1. US to protect or secure
2. obsolete to prohibit or prevent
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for•fend

or fore•fend

(fɔrˈfɛnd)

v.t.
1. to defend, secure, or protect.
2. to fend off, avert, or prevent.
3. Archaic. to forbid.
[1350–1400]
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forfend


Past participle: forfended
Gerund: forfending

Imperative
forfend
forfend
Present
I forfend
you forfend
he/she/it forfends
we forfend
you forfend
they forfend
Preterite
I forfended
you forfended
he/she/it forfended
we forfended
you forfended
they forfended
Present Continuous
I am forfending
you are forfending
he/she/it is forfending
we are forfending
you are forfending
they are forfending
Present Perfect
I have forfended
you have forfended
he/she/it has forfended
we have forfended
you have forfended
they have forfended
Past Continuous
I was forfending
you were forfending
he/she/it was forfending
we were forfending
you were forfending
they were forfending
Past Perfect
I had forfended
you had forfended
he/she/it had forfended
we had forfended
you had forfended
they had forfended
Future
I will forfend
you will forfend
he/she/it will forfend
we will forfend
you will forfend
they will forfend
Future Perfect
I will have forfended
you will have forfended
he/she/it will have forfended
we will have forfended
you will have forfended
they will have forfended
Future Continuous
I will be forfending
you will be forfending
he/she/it will be forfending
we will be forfending
you will be forfending
they will be forfending
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been forfending
you have been forfending
he/she/it has been forfending
we have been forfending
you have been forfending
they have been forfending
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been forfending
you will have been forfending
he/she/it will have been forfending
we will have been forfending
you will have been forfending
they will have been forfending
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been forfending
you had been forfending
he/she/it had been forfending
we had been forfending
you had been forfending
they had been forfending
Conditional
I would forfend
you would forfend
he/she/it would forfend
we would forfend
you would forfend
they would forfend
Past Conditional
I would have forfended
you would have forfended
he/she/it would have forfended
we would have forfended
you would have forfended
they would have forfended
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. [画像:forfend - prevent the occurrence of]forfend - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
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forfend

also forefend
verb
To prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action:
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