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forebring

forebring verb: to bring before; bring beforehand.

Verb

forebring (third-person singular simple present forebrings, present participle forebringing, simple past and past participle forebrought)

  1. (transitive) To bring before; bring beforehand.
    • A lovely little maid of Kiev Hath been my Spring! Your winter scarce intended to forebring The gift of days I grieve To part from, but only summer sadness Attends your briefer Spring. — to vex my year of gladness.1918, Ivan Swift, The blue crane: and shore songs

Forms of forebring

third-person singular presentforebrings
present participleforebringing
past participleforebrought
pastforebrought

Origin of forebring

From fore- + bring.

Questions about forebring

What does forebring mean?
Forebring means to bring before; bring beforehand.
What part of speech is forebring?
Forebring is a verb.
What is the past tense of forebring?
The past tense of forebring is forebrought.

Words near forebring in the dictionary

  1. forebrains
  2. forebreast
  3. forebreasts
  4. forebridge
  5. forebridges
  6. forebring
  7. forebrought
  8. forebuilding
  9. forebuildings
  10. forebulge
  11. forebulges

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