Meaning

1 senses

  1. 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.

Origin

From Middle English forspenden, from Old English forspendan (“to spend up, give out, squan

From Middle English forspenden, from Old English forspendan (“to spend up, give out, squander, consume”), equivalent to for- + spend.

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Forms

forspends, forspending, forspent, forspent
Base formforspend · to forspend
3rd person singularforspends
Present participleforspending
Past simpleforspent
Past participleforspent

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforspend
he, she, itforspends

Past simpleLesson

all personsforspent

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave forspent
he, she, ithas forspent

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill forspend

Word family

1 related words
Derivedforspent

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
formulateC1formulationfornicationforsakefortforte
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