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perforce

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per·force  (pr-fôrs, -frs)
adv.
By necessity; by force of circumstance.
[Middle English par force, from Old French : par, by (from Latin per; see per) + force, force; see force.]
perforce [pəˈfɔːs]
adv
by necessity; unavoidably
[from Old French par force; see per, force1]
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Adv.1.perforce - by necessity; by force of circumstance
perforce
adverb (Formal) necessarily, inevitably, of necessity, unavoidably, willy-nilly, by necessity, needs must, without choice, by force of circumstances He had, perforce, to be content with being second.
Translations
perforce [pəˈfɔːs] ADV (liter) → forzosamente
perforce
adv (old, liter) → notgedrungen
perforce [pəˈfɔːs] adv (old) → per forza
perforce [pəˈfɔːs] adv (old) → per forza


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It seems impossible but that those gilt trucks which one had to tilt one's head back to see, now falling into the lower plane of vision, must perforce hit the very edge of the horizon.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Ah, friend, an infectious disease is indeed a misfortune, for now we poor and miserable folk must perforce keep apart from one another, lest the infection be increased.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
This went on all day, and even at night, when I threw myself down half dead with weariness, the terrible old man held on tight to my neck, nor did he fail to greet the first glimmer of morning light by drumming upon me with his heels, until I perforce awoke and resumed my dreary march with rage and bitterness in my heart.
The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context
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