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forespend

forespend verb: to spend beforehand or in advance. Also the alternative form of forspend.

Verb

forespend (third-person singular simple present forespends, present participle forespending, simple past and past participle forespent)

  1. (transitive) To spend beforehand or in advance.

Also used as

forespend is also the alternative form of forspend.

Forms of forespend

third-person singular presentforespends
present participleforespending
past participleforespent
pastforespent

Origin of forespend

From fore- + spend.

From for- + spend.

Questions about forespend

What does forespend mean?
Forespend means to spend beforehand or in advance.
What part of speech is forespend?
Forespend is a verb.
What is the past tense of forespend?
The past tense of forespend is forespent.

Words near forespend in the dictionary

  1. forespell
  2. forespelled
  3. forespelling
  4. forespells
  5. forespelt
  6. forespend
  7. forespending
  8. forespends
  9. forespent
  10. forespin
  11. forespoke

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