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forespelt

forespelt 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 forespelt

What is forespelt the simple past and past participle of?
Forespelt is the simple past and past participle of forespell.

Words near forespelt in the dictionary

  1. forespeed
  2. forespell
  3. forespelled
  4. forespelling
  5. forespells
  6. forespelt
  7. forespend
  8. forespending
  9. forespends
  10. forespent
  11. forespin

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