Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foregive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fore-give
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give ahead of time; give in advance.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From fore- + give. Cognate with German vorgeben (“to pretend”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

foregives (present, singular) foregiving (participle, present) foregave (past) foregiven (participle, past)

Questions

What does foregive mean?
To give ahead of time; give in advance.
Where does foregive come from?
From fore- + give. Cognate with German vorgeben (“to pretend”).

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