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forspending

forspending is the present participle and gerund of forspend.

Meaning of forspend

Verb

forspend (third-person singular simple present forspends, present participle forspending, simple past and past participle forspent)

  1. (transitive) To spend up; spend completely; exhaust, as by overexertion.
    • a. 1843, Robert Southey, (Inscription) at Borrosa
      A painful march, / Through twenty hours of night and day prolong'd, / Forespent the British troops.

Questions about forspending

What is forspending the present participle and gerund of?
Forspending is the present participle and gerund of forspend.

Words near forspending in the dictionary

  1. forspare
  2. forspeak
  3. forspeaking
  4. forspeaks
  5. forspend
  6. forspending
  7. forspends
  8. forspent
  9. forspill
  10. forspilled
  11. forspilling

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