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foregleam

foregleam noun: a gleam or glimpse of the future; foreglimpse.

Noun

foregleam (plural foregleams)

  1. A gleam or glimpse of the future; foreglimpse.
    Synonyms:
    foreglance

Verb

foregleam (third-person singular simple present foregleams, present participle foregleaming, simple past and past participle foregleamed)

  1. (archaic, poetic, transitive) To indicate (something) that will arrive in the future.

Synonyms of foregleam

Forms of foregleam

Noun
pluralforegleams
Verb
third-person singular presentforegleams
present participleforegleaming
past participleforegleamed
pastforegleamed

Origin of foregleam

From fore- + gleam.

Questions about foregleam

What does foregleam mean?
Foregleam means a gleam or glimpse of the future; foreglimpse.
What part of speech is foregleam?
Foregleam can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of foregleam?
The plural of foregleam is foregleams.

Words near foregleam in the dictionary

  1. foregiven
  2. foreglance
  3. foreglanced
  4. foreglances
  5. foreglancing
  6. foregleam
  7. foregleamed
  8. foregleaming
  9. foregleams
  10. foreglimpse
  11. foreglimpsed

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