foredraw
foredraw verb: to draw beforehand or in advance; draw forward.
Verb
foredraw (third-person singular simple present foredraws, present participle foredrawing, simple past foredrew, past participle foredrawn)
- To draw beforehand or in advance; draw forward.
- Our Lord foredrew the character of those who would reject his gospel on so groundless and awful a plea, when he descrihed the unprofitahle servant, …1841, The Primitive Church Magazine - Page 223
- [...] him who, single-handed, Had wrested from the tyrants 'gainst him banded Populous Naples and broad Sicily, And given them to triumphant Italy: Cavour, Mazzini, who so well In his large soul foredrew the nation's span, [...]1882, George Henry Calvert, Life, Death: And Other Poems - Page 21
Forms of foredraw
| third-person singular present | foredraws |
|---|---|
| present participle | foredrawing |
| past | foredrew |
| past participle | foredrawn |
Origin of foredraw
From fore- + draw.
Questions about foredraw
- What does foredraw mean?
- Foredraw means to draw beforehand or in advance; draw forward.
- What part of speech is foredraw?
- Foredraw is a verb.
- What is the past tense of foredraw?
- The past tense of foredraw is foredrew.
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