Vocabulary
Forfeit
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
lose or give up (something) as a necessary consequence of something else.
Urdu meaning
ضبط، کھو دینا،سزا کے طور پر
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- In doing so, however, the US would forfeit vital tools for supporting its allies and withholding financing from its adversaries.
- Sindh stands forfeit to the successor of the Talpurs.
- Such museums, like the annual KLF, provide vital reminders that any nation that neglects its history, culture and literary narratives is doomed to forfeit them.
- Such museums, like the annual KLF, provide vital reminders that any nation that neglects its history, culture and literary narratives is doomed to forfeit them.
- If they make it, they can forfeit months of their meagre incomes to fulfil their monetary obligations to those who got them there.
Synonyms
surrender, relinquish, hand over, deliver up, part with, yield, sacrifice, give up
Curator example
“she didn’t mind forfeiting an hour in bed to muck out the horses”
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