| 释义 |
for-
prefix
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fir-, far-, fur- for-, Old Saxon for-, Gothic fra-, fair- for-, faur- for-, fore-, Old English for
1. : so as to involve prohibition, exclusion, omission, failure, or refusal — almost exclusively in words coined before 1600
< forsay >
< forheed >
2. : destructively or detrimentally — almost exclusively in words coined before 1600
< forhang >
< forstorm >
3. : completely : excessively : to exhaustion : to pieces — almost exclusively in words coined before 1600
< forbruise >
< forweary >
< forspent > |