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forthsend

forthsend verb: to send forth; dispatch; send off.

Verb

forthsend (third-person singular simple present forthsends, present participle forthsending, simple past and past participle forthsent)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To send forth; dispatch; send off.
    • Forthsend my thoughts, to Venice on the sea; And dream of gondolas, and palace-pile, And shadowy figures sitting near to me; [...]1885, Robert Burleigh Campbell (mrs.), Palm leaves from Ceylon, and other poems
    • Many thanks now in foresight for the care wherewith you have to forthsend me this post parcell, that I am waiting for with hurry (I have me pickled the ear ass on this word : avec impatience ! ). Forgive me.1904, The Book monthly

Forms of forthsend

third-person singular presentforthsends
present participleforthsending
past participleforthsent
pastforthsent

Origin of forthsend

From Middle English *forthsenden, from Old English forþsendan (“to send forth”), equivalent to forth- + send. Cognate with Dutch voortzenden (“to send forth”), German fortsenden (“to send forth, dispatch”).

Questions about forthsend

What does forthsend mean?
Forthsend means to send forth; dispatch; send off.
What part of speech is forthsend?
Forthsend is a verb.
What is the past tense of forthsend?
The past tense of forthsend is forthsent.

Words near forthsend in the dictionary

  1. forthrightly
  2. forthrightness
  3. forthrights
  4. forthrow
  5. forths
  6. forthsend
  7. forthsending
  8. forthsends
  9. forthsent
  10. forthset
  11. forthsets

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