forefend
/ (fɔːˈfɛnd) /
verb
(tr) a variant spelling of forfend
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How to use forefend in a sentence
But Heaven forefend I should speak of the reverend Prelate as one whose peril is imminent.
Quentin Durward | Sir Walter ScottEverything to forefend against a day of stress or trial had been done, even to instilling courage into youthful hearts.
Wells Brothers | Andy AdamsNow, God forefend, Sir, I should ever take a service at his hand!
Hildebrand | AnonymousI wonder what I should think of the book were I to read it now, which Heaven forefend!
Records of a Girlhood | Frances Ann KembleNow charity forefend, for so should I bring thee to thy second childhood.
The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor | Stephen Cullen Carpenter
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