Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foreread

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: for-eread
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To signify beforehand; predict.

Transitive verb

verb

To read beforehand or ahead of time.

Transitive verb

verb

To perceive, interpret or figure out in advance.

Transitive verb

noun

A foreword; preface.

Example Sentences

"She feels that she could "foreread the future and its mystery" if she could divine the meaning of the "burdened sea.""
"He foreread like a placard Jeanne d'Etoiles' magnificent scheme: it would convulse all Europe, while England would remain supine, simply because Neweastle was a fool and Ormskirk would be dead."
"I can readily imagine what Pushkin might have said to his trembling paraphrasts; but I also know how pleased and excited I would have been in 1935 had I been able to foreread this 1965 version."
"He foreread like a placard Jeanne d'Etoiles' magnificent scheme: it would convulse all Europe."

Etymology

From fore- + read.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

forereads (present, singular) forereading (participle, present) fore-read (alternative) forereads (plural)

Questions

What does foreread mean?: To signify beforehand; predict.
Where does foreread come from?: From fore- + read.

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