Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to forfeit
Participle: forfeited
Gerund: forfeiting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | forfeit |
| you | forfeit |
| he;she;it | forfeits |
| we | forfeit |
| you | forfeit |
| they | forfeit |
Perfect
| I | have forfeited |
| you | have forfeited |
| he;she;it | has forfeited |
| we | have forfeited |
| you | have forfeited |
| they | have forfeited |
Past
| I | forfeited |
| you | forfeited |
| he;she;it | forfeited |
| we | forfeited |
| you | forfeited |
| they | forfeited |
Pluperfect
| I | had forfeited |
| you | had forfeited |
| he;she;it | had forfeited |
| we | had forfeited |
| you | had forfeited |
| they | had forfeited |
Future
| I | will forfeit |
| you | will forfeit |
| he;she;it | will forfeit |
| we | will forfeit |
| you | will forfeit |
| they | will forfeit |
Future Perfect
| I | will have forfeited |
| you | will have forfeited |
| he;she;it | will have forfeited |
| we | will have forfeited |
| you | will have forfeited |
| they | will have forfeited |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | forfeit |
| you | forfeit |
| he;she;it | forfeit |
| we | forfeit |
| you | forfeit |
| they | forfeit |
Perfect
| I | have forfeited |
| you | have forfeited |
| he;she;it | have forfeited |
| we | have forfeited |
| you | have forfeited |
| they | have forfeited |
Imperfect
| I | forfeited |
| you | forfeited |
| he;she;it | forfeited |
| we | forfeited |
| you | forfeited |
| they | forfeited |
Pluperfect
| I | had forfeited |
| you | had forfeited |
| he;she;it | had forfeited |
| we | had forfeited |
| you | had forfeited |
| they | had forfeited |
Conditional
Present
| I | would forfeit |
| you | would forfeit |
| he;she;it | would forfeit |
| we | would forfeit |
| you | would forfeit |
| they | would forfeit |
Perfect
| I | would have forfeited |
| you | would have forfeited |
| he;she;it | would have forfeited |
| we | would have forfeited |
| you | would have forfeited |
| they | would have forfeited |
Imperative
| you | forfeit |
| we | Let's forfeit |
| you | forfeit |
Verbs conjugated like 'forfeit'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'forfeit'
forest,
forfend,
forfete,
forget,
forleet,
forlet,
forset,
surfeit,
comfit,
conceit,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English forfait from ca. 1300, from Old French forfait (“crime”), originally the past participle of forfaire (“to transgress”), and Medieval Latin foris factum. During the 15th century, the sense shifted from the crime to the penalty for the crime.
Sample Sentences
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He forfeited his last chance of an early release from jail by repeatedly attacking another inmate.
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Because only nine players were present, the football team was forced to forfeit the game.
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I will have the heart of him if he forfeit. [c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:]
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After the raid on USPV, Plaintiffs filed claims with the FBI seeking return of their seized property. The government did not return the property in response to these claims; instead, it indicated that it was seeking to forfeit the property. [2024 January 23, Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr., Snitko v. United States, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2024:]