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forelearned

forelearned is the simple past and past participle of forelearn.

Meaning of forelearn

Verb

forelearn (third-person singular simple present forelearns, present participle forelearning, simple past and past participle forelearnt or forelearned)

  1. (transitive) To learn beforehand or in advance.
    • Broder too, one of the Danish warriors at that battle, is represented as having consulted augury to forelearn the fate of the day.1830, The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, page 278

Questions about forelearned

What is forelearned the simple past and past participle of?
Forelearned is the simple past and past participle of forelearn.

Words near forelearned in the dictionary

  1. foreleader
  2. foreleaders
  3. foreleading
  4. foreleads
  5. forelearn
  6. forelearned
  7. forelearning
  8. forelearns
  9. foreled
  10. foreledge
  11. foreleg

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