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forfend
for·fend also fore·fend (fôr-fĕnd′)tr.v. for·fend·ed, for·fend·ing, for·fends also fore·fend·ed or fore·fend·ing or fore·fends 1. To keep or ward off; avert.2. Archaic To forbid.
[Middle English forfenden : for-, for- + fenden, to ward off; see fend.]forfend (fɔːˈfɛnd) or forefendvb (tr) 1. US to protect or secure2. obsolete to prohibit or preventfor•fend or fore•fend (fɔrˈfɛnd)
v.t. 1. to defend, secure, or protect. 2. to fend off, avert, or prevent. 3. Archaic. to forbid. [1350–1400] forfend
Past participle: forfended
Gerund: forfending
| Present |
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| I forfend | | you forfend | | he/she/it forfends | | we forfend | | you forfend | | they forfend |
| Preterite |
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| I forfended | | you forfended | | he/she/it forfended | | we forfended | | you forfended | | they forfended |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am forfending | | you are forfending | | he/she/it is forfending | | we are forfending | | you are forfending | | they are forfending |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have forfended | | you have forfended | | he/she/it has forfended | | we have forfended | | you have forfended | | they have forfended |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was forfending | | you were forfending | | he/she/it was forfending | | we were forfending | | you were forfending | | they were forfending |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had forfended | | you had forfended | | he/she/it had forfended | | we had forfended | | you had forfended | | they had forfended |
| Future |
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| I will forfend | | you will forfend | | he/she/it will forfend | | we will forfend | | you will forfend | | they will forfend |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have forfended | | you will have forfended | | he/she/it will have forfended | | we will have forfended | | you will have forfended | | they will have forfended |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be forfending | | you will be forfending | | he/she/it will be forfending | | we will be forfending | | you will be forfending | | they will be forfending |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been forfending | | you have been forfending | | he/she/it has been forfending | | we have been forfending | | you have been forfending | | they have been forfending |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been forfending | | you will have been forfending | | he/she/it will have been forfending | | we will have been forfending | | you will have been forfending | | they will have been forfending |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been forfending | | you had been forfending | | he/she/it had been forfending | | we had been forfending | | you had been forfending | | they had been forfending |
| Conditional |
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| I would forfend | | you would forfend | | he/she/it would forfend | | we would forfend | | you would forfend | | they would forfend |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have forfended | | you would have forfended | | he/she/it would have forfended | | we would have forfended | | you would have forfended | | they would have forfended |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  forfend - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"deflect, fend off, forefend, head off, avert, stave off, ward off, avoid, debar, obviateforeclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" |
forfend also forefend
verbTo prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action:avert, forestall, obviate, preclude, prevent, rule out, stave off, ward (off).Idiom: nip in the bud.TranslationsprevenirebehoedenbewarenverbiedenIdiomsSeeGod forfendforfend
Related to forfend: disenrolled, faltered, facilitates, indulgedSynonyms for forfendverb to prohibit from occurring by advance planning or actionSynonyms- avert
- forestall
- obviate
- preclude
- prevent
- rule out
- stave off
- ward
Synonyms for forfendverb prevent the occurrence ofSynonyms- deflect
- fend off
- forefend
- head off
- avert
- stave off
- ward off
- avoid
- debar
- obviate
Related Words- foreclose
- forestall
- preclude
- prevent
- forbid
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