Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foreslow

/fɔː(ɹ)ˈsləʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fores-low
IPA: /fɔː(ɹ)ˈsləʊ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be slow or tardy; to slow down.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

To slow, hinder, delay, impede.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Furthermore all that are carried with circular motion, seem to foreslow, and to move with more than one motion."
"No stream, no wood, no mountain could foreslow / Their hasty pace."
"Then rise, ye blessed flocks! and home apace, Lest night with stealing steps do you foreslow"

Etymology

Alteration of earlier forslow (spelling presumably influenced by fore-), from Middle English forslowen. More at forslow.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: forslowen

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /fɔː(ɹ)ˈsləʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

foreslows (present, singular) foreslowing (participle, present) foreslowed (participle, past) foreslowed (past) forslow (alternative)

Rhymes With

to so do no so-so know go show though as though oh ago

Questions

How do you pronounce foreslow?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɔː(ɹ)ˈsləʊ/.
What does foreslow mean?: To be slow or tardy; to slow down.
Where does foreslow come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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