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forethreatens

forethreatens is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 forethreatens

What is forethreatens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Forethreatens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of forethreaten.

Words near forethreatens in the dictionary

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

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