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forerules

forerules is the third-person singular simple present indicative of forerule.

Meaning of forerule

Verb

forerule (third-person singular simple present forerules, present participle foreruling, simple past and past participle foreruled)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about forerules

What is forerules the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Forerules is the third-person singular simple present indicative of forerule.

Words near forerules in the dictionary

  1. foreroom
  2. forerooms
  3. Foreros
  4. forerule
  5. foreruled
  6. forerules
  7. foreruling
  8. forerun
  9. forerunner
  10. forerunners
  11. forerunnership

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