forset
forset verb: to get in front of; intercept; waylay; entrap.
Verb
forset (third-person singular simple present forsets, present participle forsetting, simple past and past participle forset)
- To get in front of; intercept; waylay; entrap.
- To upset; hinder.
- Synonyms:
- aggrieve, attrist, begloom, begrieve, besorrow, grieve, pain, bring down, come down on, contristate
- To beset; surround; invest; surround with difficulties; bar; impede.
- backset and forset
- To overpower; give one too much of anything; surfeit.
- To overburden or overpower with work; overwork; overtax.
Noun
forset (plural forsets)
- A stratagem.
Synonyms of forset
Forms of forset
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | forsets |
| present participle | forsetting |
| past participle | forset |
| past | forset |
| alternative form | forsett |
| alternative form | fooarset |
| alternative form | foorset |
| alternative form | fwoorset |
| Noun | |
| plural | forsets |
Origin of forset
From Middle English forsetten, from Old English forsettan (“to hedge in, obstruct, oppress”), equivalent to for- + set. Cognate with Dutch verzetten (“to move”), German versetzen (“to put, move, transfer, transpose”), Swedish försätta (“to go on, remove, set”).
Questions about forset
- What does forset mean?
- Forset means to get in front of; intercept; waylay; entrap.
- What part of speech is forset?
- Forset can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of forset?
- The past tense of forset is forset.
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