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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foregain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fore-gain
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Directly opposite to; in the opposite scale to.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English *foregayn, *foreȝein, *foreȝeȝn, foregane, from Old English foran ongean (“opposite”), equivalent to fore- + gain. Compare German vorentgegen.

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Usage

Frequently Paired Words

foregainst

Questions

What does foregain mean?
Directly opposite to; in the opposite scale to.
Where does foregain come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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