different between forspend vs forspent

forspend

English

Alternative forms

  • forespend (rare)

Etymology

From Middle English forspenden, from Old English forspendan (to spend up, give out, squander, consume), equivalent to for- +? spend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /f??(?)?sp?nd/
  • Rhymes: -?nd

Verb

forspend (third-person singular simple present forspends, present participle forspending, simple past and past participle forspent)

  1. (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.

Derived terms

  • forspent

Anagrams

  • Pensford

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forspent

English

Etymology

From the past participle of forspend, equivalent to for- +? spent.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

forspent (comparative more forspent, superlative most forspent)

  1. (archaic, poetic) exhausted

Related terms

  • forspend

Anagrams

  • pornfest

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