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forelead

forelead verb: to lead forth; lead forward; lead before.

Verb

forelead (third-person singular simple present foreleads, present participle foreleading, simple past and past participle foreled)

  1. (transitive) To lead forth; lead forward; lead before.
    • " [...] But you twin sister of the morning sun, Forelead the Sun!"1902, Thomas Edgar Pemberton, Ellen Terry and her sisters
    • This interactive and informative site follows Spanish exploration by way of a map showing the trails (now highways) where the conquistadores foreled.2003, Gary B. Nash, The American people: creating a nation and a society

Forms of forelead

third-person singular presentforeleads
present participleforeleading
past participleforeled
pastforeled
alternative formforlead

Origin of forelead

From Middle English forleden, from Old English fōrelǣdan (“to lead forth”), equivalent to fore- + lead.

Questions about forelead

What does forelead mean?
Forelead means to lead forth; lead forward; lead before.
What part of speech is forelead?
Forelead is a verb.
What is the past tense of forelead?
The past tense of forelead is foreled.

Words near forelead in the dictionary

  1. forelash
  2. forelast
  3. forelay
  4. forelaying
  5. forelays
  6. forelead
  7. foreleader
  8. foreleaders
  9. foreleading
  10. foreleads
  11. forelearn

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