fore-answer
fore-answer is the alternative form of foreanswer.
Meaning of foreanswer
Verb
foreanswer (third-person singular simple present foreanswers, present participle foreanswering, simple past and past participle foreanswered)
- To answer beforehand or in advance
- But notwithstanding he has fore-answered from the nature of things all that he can say about different interpretations, yet he proceeds in twenty tedious pages to enumerate those differences, which lie ranges under twelve heads; [...]1812, John Randolph, Enchiridion Theologicum
Forms of fore-answer
| third-person singular present | fore-answers |
|---|---|
| present participle | fore-answering |
| past participle | fore-answered |
| past | fore-answered |
Origin of fore-answer
From fore- + answer.
Questions about fore-answer
- What is fore-answer the alternative form of?
- Fore-answer is the alternative form of foreanswer.
Words near fore-answer in the dictionary
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