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foresaying

foresaying is the present participle and gerund of foresay.

Meaning of foresay

Verb

foresay (third-person singular simple present foresays, present participle foresaying, simple past and past participle foresaid)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To say beforehand; predict; foretell.
  2. (transitive) To decree; ordain; appoint.
    • Let ordinance / Come as the gods foresay it.1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

Questions about foresaying

What is foresaying the present participle and gerund of?
Foresaying is the present participle and gerund of foresay.

Words near foresaying in the dictionary

  1. foresaved
  2. foresaves
  3. foresaving
  4. foresaw
  5. foresay
  6. foresaying
  7. foresays
  8. forescan
  9. forescanned
  10. forescanning
  11. forescans

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