perforce
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perforce
- /pəˈfɔːs/ UK
- /pɚˈfɔɹs/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)s
Where it comes from
From Middle English par force, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French par force (“by force”).
adverb
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By constraint of circumstances; of necessity; as a matter of course.
Mr. Wickham's happiness and her own were perforce delayed a little longer, and Mr. Collins's proposal accepted with as good a grace as she could..
Similar: perforcely, perforcedly, necessarily, obligatorily, obligately, mandatorily, unavoidably, inevitably, ineluctably, inescapably
- By force. If ſhe denie, Lord Hastings goe with him, And from her iealous Armes pluck him perforce.
verb perforces · perforcing · perforced
- To force; to compel.
Translations
Every language
adv necessarily
| Español | por fuerza, de juro |
|---|---|
| Français | nécessairement |
| Italiano | per forza |
| Русский | во́лей-нево́лей vólej-nevólej |
adv by force
| Español | por fuerza, por la fuerza, a la fuerza |
|---|---|
| Français | forcément |
| Italiano | forzatamente |
| Русский | нево́лей nevólej |
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