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forewished

forewished is the simple past and past participle of forewish.

Meaning of forewish

Verb

forewish (third-person singular simple present forewishes, present participle forewishing, simple past and past participle forewished)

  1. (transitive) To wish or desire beforehand.
    • Events were soon to prove false those predictions of catastrophe, predictions of a fate that was forewished rather than foreseen.1955, William White Craik, Bryn Roberts and the National Union of Public Employees

Questions about forewished

What is forewished the simple past and past participle of?
Forewished is the simple past and past participle of forewish.

Words near forewished in the dictionary

  1. forewings
  2. forewinter
  3. forewinters
  4. forewisdom
  5. forewish
  6. forewished
  7. forewishes
  8. forewishing
  9. forewit
  10. forewits
  11. forewold

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