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 |
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I fordo |
you fordo |
he/she/it fordoes |
we fordo |
you fordo |
they fordo |
Preterite |
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I fordid |
you fordid |
he/she/it fordid |
we fordid |
you fordid |
they fordid |
Present Continuous |
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I am fordoing |
you are fordoing |
he/she/it is fordoing |
we are fordoing |
you are fordoing |
they are fordoing |
Present Perfect |
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I have fordone |
you have fordone |
he/she/it has fordone |
we have fordone |
you have fordone |
they have fordone |
Past Continuous |
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I was fordoing |
you were fordoing |
he/she/it was fordoing |
we were fordoing |
you were fordoing |
they were fordoing |
Past Perfect |
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I had fordone |
you had fordone |
he/she/it had fordone |
we had fordone |
you had fordone |
they had fordone |
Future |
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I will fordo |
you will fordo |
he/she/it will fordo |
we will fordo |
you will fordo |
they will fordo |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would fordo |
you would fordo |
he/she/it would fordo |
we would fordo |
you would fordo |
they would fordo |
Past Conditional |
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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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