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foretaken

foretaken adjective: received or adopted beforehand. Also the past participle of fortake.

Adjective

foretaken (comparative more foretaken, superlative most foretaken)

  1. Received or adopted beforehand.

Also used as

foretaken is also the past participle of fortake.

Forms of foretaken

comparativemore foretaken
superlativemost foretaken

Origin of foretaken

From fore- + taken; or as a past participle of foretake.

Questions about foretaken

What does foretaken mean?
Foretaken means received or adopted beforehand.
What part of speech is foretaken?
Foretaken is an adjective.

Words near foretaken in the dictionary

  1. foretack
  2. foretackle
  3. foretackles
  4. foretacks
  5. foretake
  6. foretaken
  7. foretale
  8. foretales
  9. foretalk
  10. foretarsal
  11. foretarsi

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