forspent

[ fawr-spent ]

/ fɔrˈspɛnt /

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adjective Archaic.

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Also fore·spent

[fawr-spent, fohr-] /fɔrˈspɛnt, ˈfoʊr-/ .

Origin of forspent

First recorded in 1550–70; past participle of Middle English forspenden, Old English forspendan; see for-, spend

Words nearby forspent

for short, for show, forsook, forsooth, forspeak, forspent, Forssmann, for starters, Forster, forsterite, Forstner bit

How to use forspent in a sentence

How few of us are willing to go alone into the woods whither the Master went, clean forspent, clean forspent?
The Shepherd Psalm|William Evans
No wonder there is an appalling infant mortality, while a childbed death is too often the fate of the forspent mother.
The Old World in the New|Edward Alsworth Ross
Her face was pale, and she had the appearance of one who is utterly forspent.
Gabriel Tolliver|Joel Chandler Harris

British Dictionary definitions for forspent

forspent

forespent

/ (fɔːˈspɛnt) /

adjective

archaic tired out; exhausted

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