perforce

[ per-fawrs, -fohrs ]

/ pərˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs /

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adverb

of necessity; necessarily; by force of circumstance: The story must perforce be true.

Origin of perforce

1300–50; per + force; replacing Middle English par force<Middle French

Words nearby perforce

perforating fiber, perforating vein, perforating wound, perforation, perforation gauge, perforce, perforin, perform, performance, performance appraisal, performance art

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Example sentences from the Web for perforce

That hope also went, perforce, into the deeply compromised political system that Obama would lead.
Progressive-palooza: On Obama, Occupy, and Moral Monday|Jedediah Purdy|July 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Clark would not listen to Monsieur Vigo, and hence the financier had, perforce, to listen to Clark.
The Crossing|Winston Churchill
No doubt these inns were established to meet such contingencies, and perforce did a good trade.
Dickensian Inns & Taverns|B. W. (Bertram Waldrom) Matz
Here was a game that she could play, though she had perforce abstained from it for many many days.
Mrs. Maxon Protests|Anthony Hope

But the choice of our dress does not rest always in our hands, for we have perforce to adopt the manners of our elders.
A Guide to Health|Mahatma Gandhi
The Armistice terms, with all their crushing humiliations, had perforce to be accepted, and were signed on 11th Nov.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

British Dictionary definitions for perforce

perforce

/ (pəˈfɔːs) /

adverb

by necessity; unavoidably

Word Origin for perforce

C14: from Old French par force; see per, force 1

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单词	perforce
释义	perforce [ per-fawrs, -fohrs ] / pərˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR perforce ON THESAURUS.COM adverb of necessity; necessarily; by force of circumstance: The story must perforce be true. Origin of perforce 1300–50; per + force; replacing Middle English par force<Middle French Words nearby perforce perforating fiber, perforating vein, perforating wound, perforation, perforation gauge, perforce, perforin, perform, performance, performance appraisal, performance art Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for perforce That hope also went, perforce, into the deeply compromised political system that Obama would lead. Progressive-palooza: On Obama, Occupy, and Moral Monday\|Jedediah Purdy\|July 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Clark would not listen to Monsieur Vigo, and hence the financier had, perforce, to listen to Clark. The Crossing\|Winston Churchill No doubt these inns were established to meet such contingencies, and perforce did a good trade. Dickensian Inns & Taverns\|B. W. (Bertram Waldrom) Matz Here was a game that she could play, though she had perforce abstained from it for many many days. Mrs. Maxon Protests\|Anthony Hope But the choice of our dress does not rest always in our hands, for we have perforce to adopt the manners of our elders. A Guide to Health\|Mahatma Gandhi The Armistice terms, with all their crushing humiliations, had perforce to be accepted, and were signed on 11th Nov. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various British Dictionary definitions for perforce perforce / (pəˈfɔːs) / adverb by necessity; unavoidably Word Origin for perforce C14: from Old French par force; see per, force 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to perforce involuntarily, weakly, willy-nilly, abandonedly, defenselessly, dependently, feebly, powerlessly
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perforce

adverb

Origin of perforce

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British Dictionary definitions for perforce

adverb

Word Origin for perforce

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