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forekent

forekent is the past participle of foreken.

Meaning of foreken

Verb

foreken (third-person singular simple present forekens, present participle forekenning, simple past and past participle forekenned or forekent)

  1. (transitive) To perceive, ken, or realise ahead of time; foreknow; preconceive.
    • This before all elevates humankind above the beasts: we alone foreken our mortality. We alone know we must die.2003, Steven Pressfield, Last of the Amazons

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What is forekent the past participle of?
Forekent is the past participle of foreken.

Words near forekent in the dictionary

  1. forejudges
  2. forejudging
  3. forejudgment
  4. forejudgments
  5. foreken
  6. forekent
  7. forekidney
  8. forekidneys
  9. foreking
  10. forekings
  11. foreknew

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