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)
- (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.
- a. 1843, Robert Southey, (Inscription) at Borrosa
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)
- (archaic, poetic) exhausted
Related terms
- forspend
Anagrams
- pornfest
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