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forereach

forereach verb: to shoot ahead, especially when going in stays.

Verb

forereach (third-person singular simple present forereaches, present participle forereaching, simple past and past participle forereached)

  1. (intransitive) To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays.
  2. (transitive) To advance or gain upon; said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing close-hauled.

Synonyms of forereach

Forms of forereach

third-person singular presentforereaches
present participleforereaching
past participleforereached
pastforereached

Origin of forereach

From fore- + reach.

Questions about forereach

What does forereach mean?
Forereach means to shoot ahead, especially when going in stays.
What part of speech is forereach?
Forereach is a verb.
What is the past tense of forereach?
The past tense of forereach is forereached.

Words near forereach in the dictionary

  1. Forer effect
  2. Forer effects
  3. foreran
  4. forerank
  5. foreranks
  6. forereach
  7. forereached
  8. forereaches
  9. forereaching
  10. foreread
  11. forereading

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