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单词 forespent
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forespentadj.

Etymology: < fore- prefix + spent adj., past participle of spend v.1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: foreˈspent.
Spent previously.
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the world > time > spending time > [adjective] > spent previously
forespent1578
the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > expended > previously
forespent1578
1578 Bk. Christian Prayers in Private Prayers (1851) 541 Such as that part of our life hath been, which is forespent, such will the residue be.
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. ix. sig. I3 Is not enough thy euill life forespent?
a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) ii. iii. 57 Towards himselfe, his goodnesse fore-spent on vs We must extend our notice. View more context for this quotation
1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον ii. 88 My happier dayes Are all forespent.
1652 R. Brome Joviall Crew ii. sig. E3v A confession of my forespent life.
1884 G. B. Shaw Let. 15 Apr. (1965) I. 83 The additional ten hours depend for their table producing power on the forespent other ten hours.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

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foreˈspent
foreˈspent adj.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > esp. through labour
forswunka1250
forwroughtc1400
forlaboured1483
broken1490
forespent1563
fortoiled1567
toiled1574
overtoiled?1577
over-laboured1579
back-broken1603
moiled1618
swinked1637
overwrought1648
overtaxed1650
toil-worn1752
used up1823
overworked1830
beat1832
dead-beaten1854
1563 T. Sackville in W. Baldwin et al. Myrrour for Magistrates (new ed.) xii Her body small soe withered and forespent.
1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions i. ix. f. 67v Their languishinge and forspent body forsaketh their Soule.
extracted from forspendforespendv.
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