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Meanings of
forefend
in English
Portuguese
obviar
Spanish
obviar
Back to the meaning
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.
avoid
avert
deflect
obviate
debar
forfend
head off
stave off
fend off
ward off
Portuguese
obviar
Usage of
forefend
in English
1
Heaven
forefend
all the temptations that compass him in the modern Babylon.
2
God
forefend
;
I will not go joyfully- Iwillnot go at all!
3
Heaven
forefend
that I should groan for myself, or you for me!
4
The gods
forefend
!
-
Yes
,wehave found each other, we love each other.
5
Heaven
forefend
that I should stand in the way of thy princely favours.
6
Now God
forefend
that I, in my old age, should come to that.
7
Mark my words,
if
-
Lightbringer
forefend
-
the
queen
is killed, there will be some unrest.
8
If ever I marry, and have daughters (which remote contingency may Heaven
forefend
!
)
9
I would not have been thy rival, Heaven
forefend
!
10
Heaven
forefend
that she should come to the throne!
11
Heaven
forefend
I should be guilty of them.
12
Of him, that his particular to
forefend
13
Do not worry; for should I (which God
forefend
!
)
14
If women could ever learn as much, they might govern us the more readily-whichthe gods
forefend
!
15
What did Master Chadwyck say, who is to wed Mistress Alice, our master's daughter, if nought
forefend
?
16
Me, on whom, in case of failure-whichHeaven
forefend
!
-
of
your
Grace's family, this fatal crown might descend?
Other examples for "forefend"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
forefend
Verb
Indicative · Present · Third
Frequent collocations
forefend against
forefend a collision
forefend against evil
forefend else
forefend the king
Translations for
forefend
Portuguese
obviar
evitar
Spanish
obviar
desviar
detener
prohibir
evitar
alejar
esquivar
atajar
capear
Forefend
through the time