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foreteach

foreteach verb: to teach or instruct beforehand.

Verb

foreteach (third-person singular simple present foreteaches, present participle foreteaching, simple past and past participle foretaught)

  1. (transitive) To teach or instruct beforehand.
    • But 'tis impossible to foreteach the senseless opinions on this.1887, Sophocles, Tragedies: in English prose: The Oxford translation

Forms of foreteach

third-person singular presentforeteaches
present participleforeteaching
past participleforetaught
pastforetaught

Origin of foreteach

From fore- + teach.

Questions about foreteach

What does foreteach mean?
Foreteach means to teach or instruct beforehand.
What part of speech is foreteach?
Foreteach is a verb.
What is the past tense of foreteach?
The past tense of foreteach is foretaught.

Words near foreteach in the dictionary

  1. foretaster
  2. foretasters
  3. foretastes
  4. foretasting
  5. foretaught
  6. foreteach
  7. foreteaches
  8. foreteaching
  9. foreteam
  10. foreteams
  11. foreteeth

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