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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.

See also

forspending forspends forspill forspilled forspilling forspills