forefend

British  

/ fɔːˈfɛnd /

verb

1. (tr) a variant spelling of forfend

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Example Sentences

Heaven forefend Amazon would use robots to make chores less laborious, as it has for warehouse work.

From The Wall Street Journal

Heaven forefend, this might have pushed them to work longer.

From The Wall Street Journal

So employment sponsored coverage for the Medicaid population is not a realistic option, unless employers—heaven forefend—were mandated somehow to take care of that population.

From Forbes

It must be understood that no one will come to help us if, heaven forefend, we lose the ability to defend ourselves.

From Reuters

In the commencement of my remarks, upon this romance of real life, I endeavored to forefend, against the suspicion of undervaluing that species of evidence, which is called presumptive, or circumstantial.

From Project Gutenberg