Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To wear out; wear away; exhaust; spend; waste.

Origin

From Middle English forweren; equivalent to for- + wear.

From Middle English forweren; equivalent to for- + wear.

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Forms

forwears, forwearing, forwore, forworn
Base formforwear · to forwear
3rd person singularforwears
Present participleforwearing
Past simpleforwore
Past participleforworn

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforwear
he, she, itforwears

Past simpleLesson

all personsforwore

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill forwear

Word family

1 related words
Relatedforworn

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
forwardA2forwardsfossilC1fossilizefoster
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