forewrite
forewrite verb: to write beforehand; write in advance.
Verb
forewrite (third-person singular simple present forewrites, present participle forewriting, simple past forewrote, past participle forewritten)
- To write beforehand; write in advance.
- How know'st thou those dark words the Eternal Hand Writes in the Book of Time? If God foresees, God must forewrite; and what is all the future Save one vast chronicle of sibyl things!1837, The London and Westminster Review
- It knows the precise time when to play "bull" or "bear" on 'change; can handle a public deficit or surplus with equal poise and facility; anticipate the nominations and forewrite the platforms of all the parties; designate when the government shall stand pat and when to cry fraud and demand a new...1903, New England Society of St. Louis, Annual Reunion
Forms of forewrite
| third-person singular present | forewrites |
|---|---|
| present participle | forewriting |
| past | forewrote |
| past participle | forewritten |
Origin of forewrite
From Middle English fore-writen, from Old English forewrītan (“to proscribe, banish, write above, write before”), equivalent to fore- + write.
Words formed from forewrite
Questions about forewrite
- What does forewrite mean?
- Forewrite means to write beforehand; write in advance.
- What part of speech is forewrite?
- Forewrite is a verb.
- What is the past tense of forewrite?
- The past tense of forewrite is forewrote.
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