Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forwear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-wear
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wear out; wear away; exhaust; spend; waste.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English forweren; equivalent to for- + wear.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

forwears (present, singular) forwearing (participle, present) forwore (past) forworn (participle, past)

Frequently Paired Words

forworn

Questions

What does forwear mean?
To wear out; wear away; exhaust; spend; waste.
Where does forwear come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce forwear

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