Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forelearn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fore-learn
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To learn beforehand or in advance.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Broder too, one of the Danish warriors at that battle, is represented as having consulted augury to forelearn the fate of the day."
"But ere our metal cleave An unknown surface, heed we to forelearn The winds and varying temper of the sky, The lineal tilth and habits of the spot, What every region yields, and what denies. Here blithelier springs the corn, and here the grape, […]"
"[…] he entered into this agony and alteration of spirit, and that by this visitation, he forelearned what was the almighty will and pleasure of God, whose express charge he followed. By these subtle illusions and protestations, he not only seduced […]"

Etymology

From fore- + learn.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

forelearns (present, singular) forelearning (participle, present) forelearnt (participle, past) forelearnt (past) forelearned (participle, past) forelearned (past)

Questions

What does forelearn mean?: To learn beforehand or in advance.
Where does forelearn come from?: From fore- + learn.

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