forspend en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /fɔː(ɹ)ˈspɛnd/
Etymology
From Middle English forspenden, from Old English forspendan (“to spend up, give out, squander, consume”), equivalent to for- + spend.
Meanings
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(transitive) To spend up; spend completely; exhaust, as by overexertion.
a. 1843, Robert Southey, (Inscription) at Borrosa A painful march, / Through twenty hours of night and day prolong'd, / Forespent the British troops.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forspends | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| forspent | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forspent | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| forespend | alternative | lexicographic | |
| forspending | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |