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forewalk

forewalk is the alternative form of forwalk.

Meaning of forwalk

Verb

forwalk (third-person singular simple present forwalks, present participle forwalking, simple past and past participle forwalked)

  1. (transitive) To walk (someone) excessively; weary with walking.
    • […] they wear away with continuance, even as time doth wear and forewalk us; […]1815, Thomas Nash, Christ's tears over Jerusalem

Noun

forewalk (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A gangway.
    • A gate opens into the Forewalk overhung by the arching branches of more fine beeches, among the roots of which spring numerous clumps of glistening holly.1877, George Barnard, Drawing from nature
    • One of the objections raised was that the gangway or forewalk which was the major part of the scheme was used as a promenade by the public- with a resultant loss of privacy to some of the frontages.1955, The British journal of administrative law: Volume 2

Verb

forewalk (third-person singular simple present forewalks, present participle forewalking, simple past and past participle forewalked)

  1. (intransitive, rare, transitive) To walk before or ahead of.
    • Now when the Merman had shown him the people of the city, he carried him forth therefrom and forewalked him to another city, which he found full of folk, both males and females, formed like the women aforesaid and having tails; [...]1894, Leonard C. Smithers, The book of the thousand nights and a night: Volume 7

Forms of forewalk

third-person singular presentforewalks
present participleforewalking
past participleforewalked
pastforewalked

Origin of forewalk

From Middle English forwalken.

From fore- + walk.

Questions about forewalk

What does forewalk mean?
Forewalk means a gangway.
What is forewalk the alternative form of?
Forewalk is the alternative form of forwalk.
What part of speech is forewalk?
Forewalk can be a noun or a verb.

Words near forewalk in the dictionary

  1. forevouch
  2. forevouched
  3. forevouches
  4. forevouching
  5. forevuh
  6. forewalk
  7. forewall
  8. forewalls
  9. foreward
  10. forewarded
  11. forewarding

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