Webster's Dictionary 1828

1864

FOREWARNING

FOREWARN'ING, participle present tense Previously admonishing or informing.FOREWARN'ING, noun Previous admonition, caution or notice.

1865

FOREWEND

FOREWEND', verb transitive To go before. obsolete

1866

FOREWISH

FOREWISH', verb transitive To wish beforehand.

1867

FOREWOMAN

FO'REWOMAN, noun A woman who is chief; the head woman.

1868

FOREWORN

FOREWORN, participle passive [See Wear.] Worn out; wasted or obliterated by time or use.

1869

FORFEIT

FOR'FEIT, verb transitive for'fit. [Low Latin forisfacere, from Latin foris, out or abroad, and facio, to make.]To lose or render confiscable, by some fault, offense or crime; t...

1870

FORFEITABLE

FORFEITABLE, adjective Liable to be forfeited; subject to forfeiture.For the future, uses shall be subject to the statutes of mortmain, and forfeitable like the lands themselves.

1871

FORFEITED

FOR'FEITED, participle passive Lost or alienated by an offense, crime or breach of condition.

1872

FORFEITING

FOR'FEITING, participle present tense Alienating or losing, as a right by an offense, crime or breach of condition.

1873

FORFEITURE

FOR'FEITURE, noun1. The act of forfeiting; the losing of some right, privilege, estate, honor, office or effects, by an offense, crime, breach of condition or other act. In rega...

1874

FORFEX

FOR'FEX, noun [Latin] A pair of scissors.

1875

FORGAVE

FORGA'VE, preterit tense of forgive, which see.

1876

FORGE

FORGE, noun [Latin ferrum, iron.]1. A furnace in which iron or other metal is heated and hammered into form. A larger forge is called with us iron-works. Smaller forges consisti...

1877

FORGED

FORGED, participle passive Hammered; beaten into shape; made; counterfeited.

1878

FORGER

FORGER, noun1. One that makes or forms.2. One who counterfeits; a falsifier.

1879

FORGERY

FORGERY, noun1. The act of forging or working metal into shape. In this sense, rarely or never now used.2. The act of falsifying; the crime of counterfeiting; as the forgery of ...

1880

FORGET

FORGET', verb transitivepreterit tense forgot. [forgat, obsolete]1. To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory.Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benef...

1881

FORGETFUL

FORGET'FUL, adjective1. Apt to forget; easily losing the remembrance of. A forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.2. Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive...

1882

FORGETFULNESS

FORGET'FULNESS, noun1. The quality of losing the remembrance or recollection of a thing; or rather, the quality of being apt to let any thing slip from the mind.2. Loss of remem...

1883

FORGETTER

FORGET'TER, noun One that forgets; a heedless person.

1884

FORGETTING

FORGET'TING, participle present tense Losing the remembrance of.FORGET'TING, noun The act of forgetting; forgetfulness; inattention.

1885

FORGETTINGLY

FORGET'TINGLY, adverb By forgetting or forgetfulness.

1886

FORGIVABLE

FORGIV'ABLE, adjective [See Forgive.] That may be pardoned.

1887

FORGIVE

FORGIVE, verb transitive forgiv'. preterit tense forgave; participle passive forgiven. [Latin remitto. See Give.]1. To pardon; to remit, as an offense or debt; to overlook an of...

1888

FORGIVEN

FORGIV'EN, participle passive Pardoned remitted.

1889

FORGIVENESS

FORGIV'ENESS, noun forgiv'ness.1. The act of forgiving; the pardon of an offender, by which he is considered and treated as not guilty. The forgiveness of enemies is a christian...

1890

FORGIVER

FORGIV'ER, noun One who pardons or remits.