foreslay
foreslay verb: to slay beforehand or in advance.
Verb
foreslay (third-person singular simple present foreslays, present participle foreslaying, simple past foreslew, past participle foreslain)
- To slay beforehand or in advance.
- Sole Mediator, God had promised Him, In Eden'd [sic] days an offering for sin, Immaculate conceived, the Holy One, Ere yet the earth was fashioned, the Lamb of God fore-slain.1912, The Improvement Era, volume 16, page 103
- [...], provided that in the meantime they do not lose their better friends — because he has not known a time when friends in Scotland were more worth, nor "foreslew" such other good opportunities and advantages as may be offered.1913, William K. Boyd, Calendar of the State Papers relating to Scotland and Mary, Queen of Scots 1547-1603 Vol. VII, A.D. 1584-1585 - Page 209
foreslay meaning in Bengali
foreslay in Bengali
- আগেভাগে, আগাম হত্যা করা
Forms of foreslay
| third-person singular present | foreslays |
|---|---|
| present participle | foreslaying |
| past | foreslew |
| past participle | foreslain |
| alternative form | fore-slay |
Origin of foreslay
From fore- + slay.
Words that rhyme with foreslay
Questions about foreslay
- What does foreslay mean?
- Foreslay means to slay beforehand or in advance.
- What is foreslay in Bengali?
- Foreslay in Bengali is আগেভাগে, আগাম হত্যা করা. See Foreslay meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is foreslay?
- Foreslay is a verb.
- What is the past tense of foreslay?
- The past tense of foreslay is foreslew.
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