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forethreaten

forethreaten verb: to threaten in advance or in anticipation.

Verb

forethreaten (third-person singular simple present forethreatens, present participle forethreatening, simple past and past participle forethreatened)

  1. (transitive) To threaten in advance or in anticipation.
    • […] but so it was not from the time that Jeremy began to prophesy, to foretell and forethreaten it by express revelation from the Lord of heaven.1844, Thomas Jackson, The Works of Thomas Jackson
    • Also, where before they declared their intentions, they now ask his consent. It falls out as he forethreatened.1906, Pearson's Magazine - Volume 16, Issue 6, page 662

Forms of forethreaten

third-person singular presentforethreatens
present participleforethreatening
past participleforethreatened
pastforethreatened

Origin of forethreaten

From fore- + threaten.

Questions about forethreaten

What does forethreaten mean?
Forethreaten means to threaten in advance or in anticipation.
What part of speech is forethreaten?
Forethreaten is a verb.
What is the past tense of forethreaten?
The past tense of forethreaten is forethreatened.

Words near forethreaten in the dictionary

  1. forethoughtful
  2. forethoughtfully
  3. forethoughtfulness
  4. forethoughtless
  5. forethoughts
  6. forethreaten
  7. forethreatened
  8. forethreatening
  9. forethreatens
  10. forethroat
  11. forethrown

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