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forbeat

forbeat verb: to beat.

Verb

forbeat (third-person singular simple present forbeats, present participle forbeating, simple past forbeat, past participle forbeaten)

  1. (obsolete) To beat.
  2. (archaic) To beat up, beat to pieces, beat to death.

Forms of forbeat

third-person singular presentforbeats
present participleforbeating
pastforbeat
past participleforbeaten

Origin of forbeat

From Middle English forbeten (“to beat, beat up”), equivalent to for- + beat.

Questions about forbeat

What does forbeat mean?
Forbeat means to beat.
What part of speech is forbeat?
Forbeat is a verb.
What is the past tense of forbeat?
The past tense of forbeat is forbeat.

Words near forbeat in the dictionary

  1. forbearing
  2. forbearingly
  3. forbearingness
  4. forbearings
  5. forbears
  6. forbeat
  7. forbeats
  8. Forbes
  9. Forbes Creek
  10. Forbes Park
  11. Forbes River

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