forspend

English

Alternative forms

• forespend (rare)

Etymology

From Middle English forspenden, from Old English forspendan (“to spend up, give out, squander, consume”), equivalent to for- +‎ spend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔː(ɹ)ˈspɛnd/
• Rhymes: -ɛnd

Verb

forspend (third-person singular simple present forspends, present participle forspending, simple past and past participle forspent)

1. (transitive) To spend up; spend completely; exhaust, as by overexertion.
   • a. 1843, Robert Southey, (Inscription) at Borrosa

     A painful march, / Through twenty hours of night and day prolong'd, / Forespent the British troops.

Derived terms

• forspent

Anagrams

• Pensford