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forescents

forescents is the third-person singular simple present indicative of forescent.

forescents is the plural of forescent.

Meaning of forescent

Verb

forescent (third-person singular simple present forescents, present participle forescenting, simple past and past participle forescented)

  1. To detect the scent of (something) before it is present.
    • birds and wild animals forescent a storm, or an earthquake1849, John Griffith Mansford, Anno Mundi 1656, and Anno Domini 1849, London: Nisbet & Co., page 6
  2. (figuratively) To detect or become aware of (something) in advance.
    • the sagacity with which Iago feels and forescents his way into Roderigo1872, Henry Norman Hudson, Shakespeare: His Life, Art, and Characters, Boston: Ginn & Company, Othello, the Moor of Venice, p. 462
    Synonyms:
    anticipate, foresee

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Questions about forescents

What is forescents the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Forescents is the third-person singular simple present indicative of forescent.

Words near forescents in the dictionary

  1. forescanning
  2. forescans
  3. forescent
  4. forescented
  5. forescenting
  6. forescents
  7. forescreen
  8. forescreens
  9. forescribed
  10. forescript
  11. forescripts

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