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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Forfeit \For"feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forfeited; p. pr. &
vb. n. Forfeiting.] [OE. forfeten. See Forfeit, n.]
To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense,
or crime; to render one's self by misdeed liable to be
deprived of; to alienate the right to possess, by some
neglect or crime; as, to forfeit an estate by treason; to
forfeit reputation by a breach of promise; -- with to before
the one acquiring what is forfeited.
[1913 Webster]
[They] had forfeited their property by their crimes.
--Burke.
[1913 Webster]
Undone and forfeited to cares forever! --Shak.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Forfeit \For"feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forfeited; p. pr. &
vb. n. Forfeiting.] [OE. forfeten. See Forfeit, n.]
To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense,
or crime; to render one's self by misdeed liable to be
deprived of; to alienate the right to possess, by some
neglect or crime; as, to forfeit an estate by treason; to
forfeit reputation by a breach of promise; -- with to before
the one acquiring what is forfeited.
[They] had forfeited their property by their crimes.
--Burke.
Undone and forfeited to cares forever! --Shak.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
forfeiting
n.
The act by which something is forfeited or surrendered; a giving up.
vb.
(present participle of en forfeit nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
forfeiting
n.
The act by which something is forfeited or surrendered; a giving up.
vb.
(present participle of en forfeit nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
forfeiting
n.
The act by which something is forfeited or surrendered; a giving up.
vb.
(present participle of en forfeit nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
forfeiting
n.
The act by which something is forfeited or surrendered; a giving up.
vb.
(present participle of en forfeit nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
forfeiting
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm f orfeit ing)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Forfeiting /fˈɔːfɪtɪŋ/ الخسارةFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
forfeiting /fˈɔːfɪtɪŋ/
einbüßend, verlierend, einer Sache verlustig gehend
Synonym: losing
see: lose sth., forfeit sth., lost, forfeited, forfeit your right to sth.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˈfɔɹfətɪŋ/