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forespelled

forespelled is the simple past and past participle of forespell.

Meaning of forespell

Verb

forespell (third-person singular simple present forespells, present participle forespelling, simple past and past participle forespelled or forespelt)

  1. (transitive) To spell in advance; foretell; make a warning about something upcoming; tell or indicate beforehand; predict
    • The single boat, locus of misunderstanding about the loaves by a single group, is developed in two directions: Jesus' boat forespells the ability to understand the feeding sign, while the Tiberias boats forespell the opposite.2004, Ian D. Mackay, John's Relationship with Mark
    Synonyms:
    presage

Questions about forespelled

What is forespelled the simple past and past participle of?
Forespelled is the simple past and past participle of forespell.

Words near forespelled in the dictionary

  1. foresped
  2. forespeech
  3. forespeeches
  4. forespeed
  5. forespell
  6. forespelled
  7. forespelling
  8. forespells
  9. forespelt
  10. forespend
  11. forespending

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