#wordofthedayonleo - forfend
What It Means
Forfend is used in contexts relating to some kind of real or pretended danger or other unpleasantness. In humorous and ironic use, forfend typically appears in the phrase “heaven forfend,” and, like “heaven forbid,” expresses a usually ironic desire that something not happen or be done. In general use, if you forfend something unwanted or undesirable, you ward it off or prevent it; and if you forfend yourself from or against something, you protect or preserve yourself from it.
//Heaven forfend that people actually pick up dictionaries and read them!
//By studying your dictionary, you may forfend any risk of not knowing the meaning of a word.
//To forfend against the prospect of being at a loss for words, we recommend you read the Word of the Day daily.
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