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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 forefend vb (
tr )
1. US to protect or secure
2. obsolete to prohibit or prevent
for•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: forfendedGerund: forfendingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I forfend you forfend he/she/it forfends we forfend you forfend they forfend
Preterite I forfended you forfended he/she/it forfended we forfended you forfended they forfended
Present Continuous I am forfending you are forfending he/she/it is forfending we are forfending you are forfending they are forfending
Present Perfect I have forfended you have forfended he/she/it has forfended we have forfended you have forfended they have forfended
Past Continuous I was forfending you were forfending he/she/it was forfending we were forfending you were forfending they were forfending
Past Perfect I had forfended you had forfended he/she/it had forfended we had forfended you had forfended they had forfended
Future I will forfend you will forfend he/she/it will forfend we will forfend you will forfend they will forfend
Future Perfect 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 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 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 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 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 I would forfend you would forfend he/she/it would forfend we would forfend you would forfend they would forfend
Past Conditional 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 Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. forfend - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"foreclose ,
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 forefendverb To prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action:
forfend - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"