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foregain

foregain preposition: directly opposite to; in the opposite scale to.

Preposition

foregain

  1. (obsolete) Directly opposite to; in the opposite scale to.

Origin of foregain

From Middle English *foregayn, *foreȝein, *foreȝeȝn, foregane, from Old English foran ongean (“opposite”), equivalent to fore- + gain. Compare German vorentgegen.

Questions about foregain

What does foregain mean?
Foregain means directly opposite to; in the opposite scale to.
What part of speech is foregain?
Foregain is a preposition.

Words near foregain in the dictionary

  1. forefronts
  2. forefruit
  3. forefruits
  4. foregaff
  5. foregaffs
  6. foregain
  7. foregainst
  8. foregame
  9. foregames
  10. foreganger
  11. foregangers

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