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foredawned

foredawned is the simple past and past participle of foredawn.

Meaning of foredawn

Verb

foredawn (third-person singular simple present foredawns, present participle foredawning, simple past and past participle foredawned)

  1. To anticipate dawning or emerging.
    • I see in it a wonderful fulfillment of things and plans which have been foredawned in my mind, many years ago;1928, George Tobias Flom, Albert Morey Studtevant, Scandinavian Studies and Notes - Volumes 10-12, page 109

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Questions about foredawned

What is foredawned the simple past and past participle of?
Foredawned is the simple past and past participle of foredawn.

Words near foredawned in the dictionary

  1. foredate
  2. foredated
  3. foredates
  4. foredating
  5. foredawn
  6. foredawned
  7. foredawning
  8. foredawns
  9. foreday
  10. foredays
  11. foredeal

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