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foreweep

foreweep verb: to weep before; usher in with weeping.

Verb

foreweep (third-person singular simple present foreweeps, present participle foreweeping, simple past and past participle forewept)

  1. (obsolete) To weep before; usher in with weeping.

Forms of foreweep

third-person singular presentforeweeps
present participleforeweeping
past participleforewept
pastforewept

Origin of foreweep

From fore- + weep.

Questions about foreweep

What does foreweep mean?
Foreweep means to weep before; usher in with weeping.
What part of speech is foreweep?
Foreweep is a verb.
What is the past tense of foreweep?
The past tense of foreweep is forewept.

Words near foreweep in the dictionary

  1. forewatches
  2. forewater
  3. forewaters
  4. foreway
  5. foreways
  6. foreweep
  7. foreweigh
  8. foreweighed
  9. foreweighing
  10. foreweighs
  11. forewent

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