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How to pronounce forfend in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off
Type of forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent

Examples of forfend

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Heaven forfend that such go-it-alone women should ever render men redundant.
From the independent.co.uk
But heaven forfend that directors should feel the pinch like the rest of us.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Heaven forfend that we would want to give our users a choice in the matter.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Building a business organically or, heaven forfend, making things, was viewed as old hat.
From the guardian.co.uk
Heaven forfend that as dedicated a party animal as the Queen, 78, should ruin their big day.
From the time.com
Or, heaven forfend, Prince Philip gets his hands on the briefcase?
From the guardian.co.uk
Heaven forfend he is caught windsurfing like the Democratic nominee John Kerry was back in 2004.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Heaven forfend that Sir Ian helps an Australian to the title.
From the independent.co.uk
Bureaucrats, heaven forfend, are being made redundant.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Debar: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
  • To prohibit; to forbid; to avert
  • (forfended) prohibited; forbidden.
  • Verb: To prevent, avert, fend off: A study found that eating tomatoes may help forfend cancer.
  • Apartar; desviar; conjurar; evitar