Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forepast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: forepast
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That has passed; bygone.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Which my liege Lady seeing, thought it best […]all forepast displeasures to repeale."
"Of that condition is this other counsell, which Philosophie giveth, onely to keepe forepast [translating passé] felicities in memorie, and thence blot out such griefes as we have felt[…]."
"Take him away, My fore-past proofes, how ere the matter fall Shall taze my feares of little vanitie, Hauing vainly fear'd too little."

Etymology

From fore- + past.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore

Usage

Obsolete

Synonyms

bygone foregone

Questions

What does forepast mean?: That has passed; bygone.
Where does forepast come from?: From fore- + past.

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