Word of the Day 10/31/22 Forfend
Forfend (verb)
forfend [ fawr-fend ]
verb (used with object)
1. to defend, secure, or protect.
2. to fend off, avert, or prevent.
3. Archaic. forbid.
Also forefend [fawr-fend, fohr-].
WORDS RELATED TO FORFEND
avert, block, dampen, daunt, discourage, dissuade, forestall, frighten, hinder, impede, intimidate, obstruct, preclude, prevent, prohibit, restrain, scare, stop, ban, cancel
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ORIGIN: First recorded in 1350–1400, forfend is from the Middle English word forfenden.See for-, fend
HOW TO USE FORFEND IN A SENTENCE
Heaven forfend that change in any shape, whether of embellishment or of decay, should fall upon that cottage!
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, NO. VII, DECEMBER 1850, VOL. II|VARIOUS
God forfend that she should come home to-night and find you here!
THE BLACK DOUGLAS|S. R. CROCKETT
Unless they actually set fire to the steeple, which Heaven forfend, we can laugh at them.
THE YOUNG CAVALIER|PERCY F. WESTERMAN
Is it not rather the blind brute instinct of self-protection, forfend what may?
CANADA: THE EMPIRE OF THE NORTH|AGNES C. LAUT
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forfend [ fawr-fend ]
verb (used with object)
1. to defend, secure, or protect.
2. to fend off, avert, or prevent.
3. Archaic. forbid.
Also forefend [fawr-fend, fohr-].
WORDS RELATED TO FORFEND
avert, block, dampen, daunt, discourage, dissuade, forestall, frighten, hinder, impede, intimidate, obstruct, preclude, prevent, prohibit, restrain, scare, stop, ban, cancel
See synonyms for forfend on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1350–1400, forfend is from the Middle English word forfenden.See for-, fend
HOW TO USE FORFEND IN A SENTENCE
Heaven forfend that change in any shape, whether of embellishment or of decay, should fall upon that cottage!
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, NO. VII, DECEMBER 1850, VOL. II|VARIOUS
God forfend that she should come home to-night and find you here!
THE BLACK DOUGLAS|S. R. CROCKETT
Unless they actually set fire to the steeple, which Heaven forfend, we can laugh at them.
THE YOUNG CAVALIER|PERCY F. WESTERMAN
Is it not rather the blind brute instinct of self-protection, forfend what may?
CANADA: THE EMPIRE OF THE NORTH|AGNES C. LAUT
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.