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forereached

forereached is the simple past and past participle of forereach.

Meaning of forereach

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.

Questions about forereached

What is forereached the simple past and past participle of?
Forereached is the simple past and past participle of forereach.

Words near forereached in the dictionary

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

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