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forespoken

forespoken adjective: spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted. Also the past participle of forespeak.

Adjective

forespoken (comparative more forespoken, superlative most forespoken)

  1. Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.

Also used as

forespoken is also the past participle of forespeak.

Forms of forespoken

comparativemore forespoken
superlativemost forespoken

Origin of forespoken

From Middle English forsprecen, from Old English foresprecen (“spoken or mentioned before; forespoken”), past participle of Old English foresprecan (“to forespeak”), equivalent to fore- + spoken; also, as the past participle of forespeak, equivalent to forespoke + -n.

Questions about forespoken

What does forespoken mean?
Forespoken means spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
What part of speech is forespoken?
Forespoken is an adjective.

Words near forespoken in the dictionary

  1. forespending
  2. forespends
  3. forespent
  4. forespin
  5. forespoke
  6. forespoken
  7. forespore
  8. forespores
  9. forespread
  10. forespring
  11. foresprings

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