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单词 forspent
释义

forspent

[ fawr-spent ]
/ fɔrˈspɛnt /

adjective Archaic.

worn-out; exhausted.
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
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Example sentences from the Web for forspent

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for forspent

forspent

forespent

/ (fɔːˈspɛnt) /

adjective

archaic tired out; exhausted
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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