forerule
forerule verb: to rule beforehand or ahead of time.
Verb
forerule (third-person singular simple present forerules, present participle foreruling, simple past and past participle foreruled)
- To rule beforehand or ahead of time
- She would be superstitious, and believe in a fore-ruling Destiny, and in guardian spirits that stood invisibly beside us, and rejoiced to see the happy consummation of their long-protracted endeavors.1843, The Pupil of Raphael, volumes 1-2, page 37
- […] a spirit of infinite beauty and fitness and harmony is breathed through the discordant, contrary elements, though we may not see it here, and the universe pursues its foreruled inevitable way to the solemn immortal music of Love and Power and Justice, which are eternal and divine.1876, Chambers's Journal, volume 53, page 627
Forms of forerule
| third-person singular present | forerules |
|---|---|
| present participle | foreruling |
| past participle | foreruled |
| past | foreruled |
| alternative form | fore-rule |
Origin of forerule
From fore- + rule.
Questions about forerule
- What does forerule mean?
- Forerule means to rule beforehand or ahead of time.
- What part of speech is forerule?
- Forerule is a verb.
- What is the past tense of forerule?
- The past tense of forerule is foreruled.
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