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) (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