forfend
Syllables: for·fendUK/fɔːˈfɛnd//fɔɹˈfɛnd/
forfend verb: to prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
Verb
forfend (third-person singular simple present forfends, present participle forfending, simple past and past participle forfended)
- To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
- Clown: … You would know where Lord Anthonie is? I perceiue you. Shall I ſay he is in yond farme houſe? I deceiue you. Shall I tell you this wine is for him? the gods forfend, and ſo I end. Go fellow fighters theres a bob for ye.1594, Thomas Lodge, The Wounds of Civil War, act 4, scene 1, page 54
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forfend meaning in Tamil and Bengali
forfend in Tamil
- தவிர்
forfend in Bengali
- প্রতিরোধ করা, রক্ষা করা
Forms of forfend
| third-person singular present | forfends |
|---|---|
| present participle | forfending |
| past participle | forfended |
| past | forfended |
Origin of forfend
From Middle English forfenden (“to ward off, protect, prohibit”), equivalent to for- + fend.
Words formed from forfend
Phrases with forfend
Words that rhyme with forfend
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- spend
- suspend
- trend
- ascend
- offend
- pretend
- unbend
- commend
- tend
- amend
- contend
- depend
- lend
- distend
- impend
- recommend
- rend
- shend
- subtend
- tight end
- upend
- wend
- append
- befriend
- blend
- pend
- resend
- transcend
- abend
- comprehend
- entend
- fend
- obtend
- perpend
- portend
- unfriend
- vend
- weekend
- when'd
- blende
- defriend
- disrecommend
- emend
- expend
- forspend
- freakend
- genetic dead end
- heaven forfend
Questions about forfend
- What does forfend mean?
- Forfend means to prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
- What is forfend in Tamil?
- Forfend in Tamil is தவிர். See Forfend meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is forfend?
- Forfend is a verb.
- How do you pronounce forfend?
- Forfend is pronounced /fɔːˈfɛnd/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of forfend?
- The past tense of forfend is forfended.
Words near forfend in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: forfend (page history and authors); forfend (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); forfend (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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