forefend

/ (fɔːˈfɛnd) /


verb
  1. (tr) a variant spelling of forfend

Words Nearby forefend

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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 Scott
  • Everything to forefend against a day of stress or trial had been done, even to instilling courage into youthful hearts.

    Wells Brothers | Andy Adams
  • Now, God forefend, Sir, I should ever take a service at his hand!

    Hildebrand | Anonymous
  • I wonder what I should think of the book were I to read it now, which Heaven forefend!

    Records of a Girlhood | Frances Ann Kemble
  • Now charity forefend, for so should I bring thee to thy second childhood.

    The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor | Stephen Cullen Carpenter