foretake
foretake verb: to take, receive, or adopt beforehand; assume.
Verb
foretake (third-person singular simple present foretakes, present participle foretaking, simple past foretook, past participle foretaken)
- To take, receive, or adopt beforehand; assume.
- You shall bring and lay in our hands tne product of your activity: we will divide it into two parts — the one shall be ours; it shall be sacred; you shall call it tithe; we will foretake it [...]1855, John Claudius Pitrat, Paul and Julia
- Enraptures a man to foretake his pleasure, And capture a woman to partake her treasure.2006, Robert L. Sanders, An Appeal to Reveal Poetic Ideal
- To take or choose before another (option); prefer.
- To be healthy and acknowledged I strive to be my very best / I am grateful and thankful For the blessings I do have / I foretake to dream the biggest dream yet [...]2011, Jacqueline Prost, Journey Through Experiences
Forms of foretake
| third-person singular present | foretakes |
|---|---|
| present participle | foretaking |
| past | foretook |
| past participle | foretaken |
Origin of foretake
From fore- + take. Also as a back-formation from foretaken. Compare Danish foretage, Swedish företaga.
Questions about foretake
- What does foretake mean?
- Foretake means to take, receive, or adopt beforehand; assume.
- What part of speech is foretake?
- Foretake is a verb.
- What is the past tense of foretake?
- The past tense of foretake is foretook.
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