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forelearns

forelearns is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 forelearns

What is forelearns the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Forelearns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of forelearn.

Words near forelearns in the dictionary

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

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