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forbarred

forbarred is the simple past and past participle of forbar.

Meaning of forbar

Verb

forbar (third-person singular simple present forbars, present participle forbarring, simple past and past participle forbarred)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To bar in; to shut up.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To bar, fend off, ward off.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To exclude, deny.

Questions about forbarred

What is forbarred the simple past and past participle of?
Forbarred is the simple past and past participle of forbar.

Words near forbarred in the dictionary

  1. forbanishing
  2. forbanned
  3. forbanning
  4. forbar
  5. forbare
  6. forbarred
  7. forbars
  8. forbathe
  9. forbear
  10. forbearable
  11. forbearance

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