Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foretaken

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fore-tak-en
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Received or adopted beforehand.

verb

past participle of fortake

Etymology

From fore- + taken; or as a past participle of foretake.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more foretaken (comparative) most foretaken (superlative)

Questions

What does foretaken mean?
Received or adopted beforehand.
Where does foretaken come from?
From fore- + taken; or as a past participle of foretake.

How to pronounce foretaken

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