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forbuys

forbuys is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

Questions about forbuys

What is forbuys the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Forbuys is the third-person singular simple present indicative of forbuy.

Words near forbuys in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: forbuys (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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