单词 | forespent |
释义 | forespentadj. Spent previously. ΘΚΠ 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). > as lemmasforeˈspent foreˈspent adj. ΘΚΠ 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. < adj.1578 as lemmas |
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