英语词汇“forfeit”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

forfeit

释义

verb | noun | adjective

forfeitforfeit1 /ˈfɔrfɪt/ verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

forfeit

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	forfeit
	he, she, it	forfeits
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	forfeited
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have forfeited
	he, she, it	has forfeited
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had forfeited
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will forfeit
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have forfeited

Continuous Form
Present	I	am forfeiting
	he, she, it	is forfeiting
	you, we, they	are forfeiting
Past	I, he, she, it	was forfeiting
	you, we, they	were forfeiting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been forfeiting
	he, she, it	has been forfeiting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been forfeiting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be forfeiting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been forfeiting

COLLOCATIONS► forfeit the right

Convicted criminals forfeit the right to vote.

to give something up or have it taken away from you, because of a law or rule: Convicted criminals forfeit the right to vote.—forfeiture /ˈfɔrfɪtʃɚ/ noun [uncountable]

verb | noun | adjective

forfeitforfeit2 noun [countable, uncountable]

ETYMOLOGYforfeit²

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French forfet, past participle of forfaire to do a crime

something that is taken away from you or that you give up, because you have broken a law or rule: The Dorsey High football team was declared the winner by forfeit (=the other team broke a rule and had to give up the game). [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French forfet, past participle of forfaire to do a crime]

verb | noun | adjective

forfeitforfeit3 adjective be forfeit law to be legally or officially taken away from you as a punishment

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