forspend

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/fɔː(ɹ)ˈspɛnd/

verb

To spend up; spend completely; exhaust, as by overexertion.

“a. 1843, Robert Southey, (Inscription) at Borrosa A painful march, / Through twenty hours of night and day prolong'd, / Forespent the British troops.”

OriginMiddle English forspenden ← Old English forspendan →
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Meanings

verbforspend (third-person singular simple present forspends, present participle forspending, simple past and past participle forspent)

present singular third person forspends · participle present forspending · participle past forspent · past forspent · alternative forespend

  1. transitiveTo spend up; spend completely; exhaust, as by overexertion.

    a. 1843, Robert Southey, (Inscription) at Borrosa A painful march, / Through twenty hours of night and day prolong'd, / Forespent the British troops.

Origin

  1. Old Englishforspendan“to spend up, give out, squander, consume”
  2. Middle Englishforspenden
  3. Englishforspend

From Middle English forspenden, from Old English forspendan (“to spend up, give out, squander, consume”), equivalent to for- + spend.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with forspend

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Anagrams

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APA

forspend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forspend

MLA

“forspend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forspend. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forspend,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forspend.

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