for·do
also fore·do (fôr-do͞o′)tr.v. for·did (-dĭd′),
for·done (-dŭn′),
for·do·ing,
for·does (-dŭz′) also
fore·did or
fore·done or
fore·do·ing or
fore·does Archaic 1. To cause the death of; kill.
2. To bring to ruin; destroy.
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fordo
(fɔːˈduː) or foredo
vb (
tr) ,
-does,
-doing,
-did or -done1. to destroy
2. to exhaust
[Old English fordōn; related to Old Saxon fardōn, Old High German fartuon, Dutch verdoen; see for-, do1]
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for•do
(fɔrˈdu)
v.t. -did, -done, -do•ing. Archaic. 1. to do away with; kill; destroy.
2. to ruin; undo.
[before 900; Middle English fordon, Old English fordōn]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
fordo
- "To do away with," "to destroy, ruin."See also related terms for
ruin.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
fordo
Past participle: fordone
Gerund: fordoing
| Present |
|---|
| I fordo |
| you fordo |
| he/she/it fordoes |
| we fordo |
| you fordo |
| they fordo |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I fordid |
| you fordid |
| he/she/it fordid |
| we fordid |
| you fordid |
| they fordid |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am fordoing |
| you are fordoing |
| he/she/it is fordoing |
| we are fordoing |
| you are fordoing |
| they are fordoing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have fordone |
| you have fordone |
| he/she/it has fordone |
| we have fordone |
| you have fordone |
| they have fordone |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was fordoing |
| you were fordoing |
| he/she/it was fordoing |
| we were fordoing |
| you were fordoing |
| they were fordoing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had fordone |
| you had fordone |
| he/she/it had fordone |
| we had fordone |
| you had fordone |
| they had fordone |
| Future |
|---|
| I will fordo |
| you will fordo |
| he/she/it will fordo |
| we will fordo |
| you will fordo |
| they will fordo |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have fordone |
| you will have fordone |
| he/she/it will have fordone |
| we will have fordone |
| you will have fordone |
| they will have fordone |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be fordoing |
| you will be fordoing |
| he/she/it will be fordoing |
| we will be fordoing |
| you will be fordoing |
| they will be fordoing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been fordoing |
| you have been fordoing |
| he/she/it has been fordoing |
| we have been fordoing |
| you have been fordoing |
| they have been fordoing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been fordoing |
| you will have been fordoing |
| he/she/it will have been fordoing |
| we will have been fordoing |
| you will have been fordoing |
| they will have been fordoing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been fordoing |
| you had been fordoing |
| he/she/it had been fordoing |
| we had been fordoing |
| you had been fordoing |
| they had been fordoing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would fordo |
| you would fordo |
| he/she/it would fordo |
| we would fordo |
| you would fordo |
| they would fordo |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have fordone |
| you would have fordone |
| he/she/it would have fordone |
| we would have fordone |
| you would have fordone |
| they would have fordone |
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