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forhare

forhare verb: to affright or harry exceedingly; scare up.

Verb

forhare (third-person singular simple present forhares, present participle forharing, simple past and past participle forhared)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To affright or harry exceedingly; scare up.

Forms of forhare

third-person singular presentforhares
present participleforharing
past participleforhared
pastforhared
alternative formforehare

Origin of forhare

From for- + hare (“to harry”).

Questions about forhare

What does forhare mean?
Forhare means to affright or harry exceedingly; scare up.
What part of speech is forhare?
Forhare is a verb.
What is the past tense of forhare?
The past tense of forhare is forhared.

Words near forhare in the dictionary

  1. forhard
  2. forharded
  3. forharden
  4. forharding
  5. forhards
  6. forhare
  7. forharing
  8. forheld
  9. forhele
  10. forheling
  11. forhew

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