What does forfend mean?
Forfend means (archaic) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert..
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/fɔːˈfɛnd/ · verb
(archaic) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert..
2008, Lew, short circuit operators, zbadnYZNaK6VM1zanZ2dnUVZ_r7inZ2d@comcast.com What? Multi-posting? Usenet Gods forfend!
Clown: … You would know where Lord Anthonie is? I perceiue you. Shall I ſay he is in yond farme houſe? I deceiue you. Shall I tell you this wine is for him? the gods forfend, and ſo I end. Go fellow fighters theres a bob for ye.
People have long given thought to the causes of danger and how they might be forfended.
Use forfend when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Forfend means (archaic) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert..
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2008, Lew, short circuit operators, zbadnYZNaK6VM1zanZ2dnUVZ_r7inZ2d@comcast.com What? Multi-posting? Usenet Gods forfend!
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