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forletting

forletting is the present participle and gerund of forlet.

Meaning of forlet

Verb

forlet (third-person singular simple present forlets, present participle forletting, simple past and past participle forlet)

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal, transitive) To abandon; give up; leave; leave behind; forsake; desert; neglect.
    • to forlet your sins
  2. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To forget.

Questions about forletting

What is forletting the present participle and gerund of?
Forletting is the present participle and gerund of forlet.

Words near forletting in the dictionary

  1. forlesing
  2. forlesings
  3. forlest
  4. forlet
  5. forlets
  6. forletting
  7. Forli
  8. forlie
  9. forlighten
  10. forlightens
  11. Forlivian

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