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forebite

forebite verb: to bite beforehand or in front.

Verb

forebite (third-person singular simple present forebites, present participle forebiting, simple past forebit, past participle forebitten)

  1. (transitive) To bite beforehand or in front.
    • You may backbite him a little, but you will not forebite him at all.1897, Henry Ward Beecher, The original Plymouth pulpit

Noun

forebite

  1. A condition where the (front) teeth are set too far forward in the mouth.
    • After orthodontic widening of right half and repair of forebite (c, d).1963, Acta chirurgiae plasticae - Page 299
    • […] forebite is almost an eight inch off and at this age not apt to improve.1977, Pure-bred Dogs, American Kennel Gazette, Volume 94, Part 4 - Page 88

Forms of forebite

third-person singular presentforebites
present participleforebiting
pastforebit
past participleforebitten

Origin of forebite

From fore- + bite (verb).

From fore- + bite (noun).

Words formed from forebite

Questions about forebite

What does forebite mean?
Forebite means to bite beforehand or in front.
What part of speech is forebite?
Forebite can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of forebite?
The past tense of forebite is forebit.

Words near forebite in the dictionary

  1. forebell
  2. forebells
  3. forebemoaned
  4. forebirth
  5. forebirths
  6. forebite
  7. forebitt
  8. forebitten
  9. forebitter
  10. forebitters
  11. forebitts

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