Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forelook

/fɔɹˈlʊk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: forelook
IPA: /fɔɹˈlʊk/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To look beforehand, to preview.

verb

To look forward.

noun

noun

Someone or something previewed.

Example Sentences

"[T]o do one's best on Sunday to interweave that thought with the active life of an active town, and to inspirit both and make both infinite by glimpses of the Eternal Glory, seemed such an exquisite forelook into one's life! . . . If this vision could only have lasted."

Etymology

From Middle English vorloken, forluken, equivalent to fore- + look.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore
Root: vorloken

Inflected Forms

forelooks (present, singular) forelooking (participle, present) forelooked (participle, past) forelooked (past) forelooks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

afterlook hindlook

Questions

How do you pronounce forelook?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɔɹˈlʊk/.
What does forelook mean?: To look beforehand, to preview.
Where does forelook come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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