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forepromising

forepromising is the present participle and gerund of forepromise.

Meaning of forepromise

Verb

forepromise (third-person singular simple present forepromises, present participle forepromising, simple past and past participle forepromised)

  1. (transitive) To promise beforehand or in advance
    • For so God did forepromise in the prophet Isaiah [chap. lxvi.], “ Behold, I will let p'eace into Jerusalem like a waterflood,” die. And in Psalm lxxi. “ In his time righteousness shall flourish, yea and abundance of peace," &c.1837, John Foxe, Stephen Reed Cattley, George Townsend, The Acts and Monuments of John Foxe

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Questions about forepromising

What is forepromising the present participle and gerund of?
Forepromising is the present participle and gerund of forepromise.

Words near forepromising in the dictionary

  1. foreprizes
  2. foreprizing
  3. forepromise
  4. forepromised
  5. forepromises
  6. forepromising
  7. foreprovide
  8. foreprovided
  9. foreprovides
  10. foreproviding
  11. forepublished

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