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foresay

/fɔː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fore-say
IPA
/fɔː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To say beforehand; predict; foretell.

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To decree; ordain; appoint.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English foresayen, foreseyen, foreseggen (found only in past participle foresaid), from Old English foreseċġan (“to foresay, foretell, predict, announce, mention beforehand”), equivalent to fore- + say. Cognate with Dutch voorzeggen (“to foretell, presage”), Old Danish foresige, Swedish föresäga, förutsäga (“to predict”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

foresays (present, singular) foresaying (participle, present) foresaid (participle, past) foresaid (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce foresay?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɔː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/.
What does foresay mean?
To say beforehand; predict; foretell.
Where does foresay come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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