Forfeited — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

surrendered as a penalty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹfɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːfɪtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːfɪtɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹfɪɾᵻd/.

Examples

you've forfeited your right to name your successor
forfeited property

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

forfeit waive forgo forego confiscate give up throw overboard

Antonyms

claim

Parts of Speech

verb	lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime “you've forfeited your right to name your successor”
adjective	surrendered as a penalty

Word Forms

forfeiture	noun	something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
forfeit	noun	something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
waiver	noun	a formal written statement of relinquishment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verwirkt

(etw.) verlieren oder das Recht auf (etw.) durch einen Fehler, eine Straftat oder ein Verbrechen verlieren

🇫🇷French

perdu

perdre (qch) ou perdre le droit de (qch) à cause d'une erreur, d'un délit ou d'un crime

🇪🇸Spanish

perdido

perder (algo) o perder el derecho a (algo) por algún error, ofensa o delito

🇮🇹Italian

incamerato

perdere (s.th.) o perdere il diritto a (s.th.) per qualche errore, offesa o crimine

🇳🇱Dutch

verbeurd

verliezen (s.th.) of het recht verliezen op (s.th.) door een fout, overtreding of misdaad

🇵🇹Portuguese

perdido

perder (s.th.) ou perder o direito de (s.th.) por algum erro, ofensa ou crime

🇷🇺Russian

конфискован

потерять (что-л.) или потерять право на (что-л.) из-за какой-то ошибки, правонарушения или преступления

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जब्त

किसी त्रुटि, अपराध या अपराध के कारण (s.th.) खोना या (s.th.) का अधिकार खोना

🇧🇩Bengali

বাজেয়াপ্ত

কিছু ত্রুটি, অপরাধ বা অপরাধের দ্বারা (s.th.) হারান বা (s.th.) অধিকার হারান

🇮🇳Tamil

பறிமுதல் செய்யப்பட்டது

சில பிழை, குற்றம் அல்லது குற்றத்தால் (s.th.) இழக்க அல்லது (s.th.) உரிமையை இழக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

జప్తు చేసింది

ఏదైనా లోపం, నేరం లేదా నేరం ద్వారా (s.th.) కోల్పోతారు లేదా (s.th.) హక్కును కోల్పోతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

जप्त

काही त्रुटी, गुन्हा किंवा गुन्ह्यामुळे (s.th.) गमावणे किंवा (s.th.) चा अधिकार गमावणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

જપ્ત

(s.th.) ગુમાવો અથવા અમુક ભૂલ, ગુના અથવા ગુના દ્વારા (s.th.) નો અધિકાર ગુમાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಟ್ಟುಗೋಲು ಹಾಕಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ

ಕೆಲವು ದೋಷ, ಅಪರಾಧ ಅಥವಾ ಅಪರಾಧದಿಂದ (s.th.) ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಅಥವಾ (s.th.) ಹಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കണ്ടുകെട്ടിയത്

ഏതെങ്കിലും പിശക്, കുറ്റം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കുറ്റകൃത്യം വഴി (s.th.) നഷ്ടപ്പെടുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ (s.th.) അവകാശം നഷ്ടപ്പെടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਬਤ

ਕਿਸੇ ਗਲਤੀ, ਜੁਰਮ, ਜਾਂ ਅਪਰਾਧ ਦੁਆਰਾ (s.th.) ਗੁਆ ਦਿਓ ਜਾਂ (s.th.) ਦਾ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਗੁਆ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

ضبط کر لیا

کسی غلطی، جرم، یا جرم سے (s.th.) کھو دینا یا (s.th.) کا حق کھو دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

没收的

由于某些错误、冒犯或犯罪而失去（某物）或失去（某物）的权利

🇯🇵Japanese

没収された

何らかの誤り、違反、または犯罪によって（s.th.）を失う、または（s.th.）の権利を失う

🇰🇷Korean

몰수

오류, 범죄 또는 범죄로 인해 (s.th.)을 잃거나 (s.th.)에 대한 권리를 잃습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị mất

mất (s.th.) hoặc mất quyền (s.th.) do một số lỗi, hành vi phạm tội hoặc tội phạm

🇹🇭Thai

ริบ

สูญเสีย (s.th.) หรือสูญเสียสิทธิ์ในการ (s.th.) ด้วยข้อผิดพลาดความผิดหรืออาชญากรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

hangus

kehilangan (s.th.) atau kehilangan hak atas (s.th.) karena kesalahan, pelanggaran, atau kejahatan

🇵🇭Filipino

na-forfeit

mawalan ng (s.th.) o mawalan ng karapatan sa (s.th.) sa pamamagitan ng ilang pagkakamali, pagkakasala, o krimen

🇲🇾Malay

dilucuthakkan

kehilangan (s.th.) atau kehilangan hak untuk (s.th.) oleh beberapa kesilapan, kesalahan atau jenayah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مصادرتها

تفقد (s.th.) أو تفقد الحق في (s.th.) بسبب خطأ أو جريمة أو جريمة

🇮🇷Persian

از دست رفته

از دست دادن (s.th.) یا از دست دادن حق (s.th.) بر اثر اشتباه، تخلف یا جرم

🇹🇷Turkish

kaybedilen

Bir hata, suç veya suç nedeniyle (s.th.)'yi kaybetmek veya (s.th.) hakkını kaybetmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מעוקל

להפסיד (ש') או לאבד את הזכות ל (s.th.) בגלל טעות, עבירה או פשע כלשהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'forfeited'?

The primary meaning of 'forfeited' is 'lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime'.

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Using 'forfeited' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'forfeited' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'forfeited' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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