FOREFEND

Meaning of FOREFEND in English

v. a.

Avert, prevent, hinder, forbid, ward off, keep off.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms. Словарь английских синонимов. 2012

FOREFEND — see: forfend
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOREFEND — variant of forfend
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOREFEND — (v. t.) To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend.
Английский словарь Webster
FOREFEND — /fawr fend", fohr-/ , v.t. forfend.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOREFEND — variant of forfend
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOREFEND — vt to hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit. ·see forfend.
Webster English vocab
FOREFEND — [fore.fend] var of forfend
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOREFEND — = forfend (1)
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOREFEND — преим. (американизм) предохранять оберегать (устаревшее) отвращать - God *! Боже упаси!
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOREFEND — = forfend
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOREFEND — (v) оберегать; отвращать; предохранять
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
FOREFEND — = forfend
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FOREFEND — = forfend
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOREFEND — преим. (американизм) предохранять оберегать (устаревшее) отвращать - God *! Боже упаси!
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOREFEND — variant of forfend
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORFEND — /fawr fend"/ , v.t. 1. to defend, secure, or protect. 2. to fend off, avert, or prevent. 3. Archaic. forbid. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHIELD — I . n. 1. Buckler, aegis. 2. Safeguard, protection, defence, shelter, guard, cover, security, bulwark, rampart, palladium. 3. Escutcheon, ensign …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
WARD OFF — Fend off, repel, turn aside, parry, avert, forefend, keep off.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
AVERT — v. a. 1. Turn aside, turn away, turn off. 2. Prevent, divert, preclude, ward off, keep off. See forefend .
Dictionary of English Synonyms

Dictionary of English Synonyms

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