Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forefeel

/fɔː.fiːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: forefeel
IPA: /fɔː.fiːl/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To feel or perceive beforehand or in advance; to have a presentiment of.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Such a studie was yong Catoes, in fore-feeling his approaching end, who lighting upon Platoes discourse of the soules immortality."
"[…] as touching most fundamental topics, there had got to be established in him some positive convictions, which he forefelt would abide in him essentially unmodified so long as his intelligent part remained unimpaired."

Etymology

From fore- + feel.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /fɔː.fiːl/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

forefeels (present, singular) forefeeling (participle, present) forefelt (participle, past) forefelt (past) fore-feel (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce forefeel?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɔː.fiːl/.
What does forefeel mean?: To feel or perceive beforehand or in advance; to have a presentiment of.
Where does forefeel come from?: From fore- + feel.

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