Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To force; to compel.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. This had been done without her advice being asked, and must perforce be disapproved.

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Origin

From Middle English par force, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French par force (“by force”).

From Middle English par force, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French par force (“by force”).

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Forms

perforces, perforcing, perforced, perforced
Base formperforce · to perforce
3rd person singularperforces
Present participleperforcing
Past simpleperforced
Past participleperforced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyperforce
he, she, itperforces

Past simpleLesson

all personsperforced

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill perforce

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
perfectionistperfectlyA2perforateperformA2performanceA2performerB1perfumeA2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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