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forbuying

forbuying is the present participle and gerund of forbuy.

Meaning of forbuy

Verb

forbuy (third-person singular simple present forbuys, present participle forbuying, simple past and past participle forbought)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To buy off; ransom; redeem (from sin, hell, etc.).
  2. (archaic, transitive) To stone for; gain over; bribe.

Words that rhyme with forbuying

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Questions about forbuying

What is forbuying the present participle and gerund of?
Forbuying is the present participle and gerund of forbuy.

Words near forbuying in the dictionary

  1. Forbush's sparrows
  2. Forbushes
  3. forbuy
  4. forbuyer
  5. forbuyers
  6. forbuying
  7. forbuys
  8. forby
  9. forbye
  10. forbyland
  11. forbylands

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Adapted from Wiktionary: forbuying (page history and authors); forbuy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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