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Meaning of forspend | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
fɔː(ɹ)ˈspɛnd

Definitions

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

transitive

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

forspending forspends forspill forspilled forspilling forspills

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