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forethreatened

forethreatened is the simple past and past participle of forethreaten.

Meaning of forethreaten

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

Questions about forethreatened

What is forethreatened the simple past and past participle of?
Forethreatened is the simple past and past participle of forethreaten.

Words near forethreatened in the dictionary

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

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