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Definition
to lose or surrender something — often as a penaltyMore rarely, forfeit is used as a noun to reference that which was lost or surrendered.
- We had to forfeit the deposit.
forfeit = lose
- The team was half an hour late and had to forfeit the game.
- The Patriots had to forfeit a first round draft pick because they were caught videotaping the defensive signals of the New York Jets.
- What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?Mark 8:36 (NIV)
- the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time
- A king's wrath is like the roar of a lion; he who angers him forfeits his life.Proverbs 20:2 (NIV)
- My father's opinion of me does me the greatest honour, and I should be miserable to forfeit it.Jane Austen -- Pride and Prejudice
- Sooner or later I'm bound to lose too, and when I do, what will they expect me to forfeit?Elizabeth George Speare -- The Sign of the Beaver
- "Ser Cleos," she said coolly, "you forfeited the protection of your peace banner when your men played us false."George R.R. Martin -- A Clash of Kings
- The rules stated that if a member obtained a divorce, she would be forced to resign and forfeit her dues.John Berendt -- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
- If they don't appear, the court issues a bench warrant for the truant party and you forfeit your bond.Gloria Naylor -- The Women of Brewster Place
- Holmes posted bail and forfeited the amount when Pitezel, as planned, failed to return for trial.Erik Larson -- The Devil in the White City
- Maybe her mom realized that she'd pretty much forfeited the right to ask questions for all eternity when she dumped Eleanor at somebody's house for a year.Rainbow Rowell -- Eleanor & Park
- I don't know; I never built anything, and I forfeited the right to watch my son grow up.Evelyn Waugh -- Brideshead Revisited
- He knew that his life was almost forfeit.James Dashner -- The Kill Order
- I'll forfeit any money owed to me.Jojo Moyes -- Me Before You
- If Jacobs hangs for a witch he forfeit up his property—that's law!Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
- Bailey had graduated the year before, although to do so he had had to forfeit all pleasures to make up for his time lost in Baton Rouge.Maya Angelou -- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- "If we stop now, we'll have to forfeit the match!" said Harry.J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- My father's opinion of me does me the greatest honour, and I should be miserable to forfeit it.Jane Austen -- Pride and Prejudice
forfeit = give up
forfeit = give up (lose)
forfeit = give up
forfeited = lost (gave up)
forfeit = lose (give up any claim to)
forfeit = lose
forfeited = lost
forfeited = given up (lost)
forfeited = gave up or lost
forfeit = lost
forfeit = give up
forfeit = loses
forfeit = give up
forfeit = give up (lose)
forfeit = lose
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