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forshames

forshames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of forshame.

Meaning of forshame

Verb

forshame (third-person singular simple present forshames, present participle forshaming, simple past and past participle forshamed)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To be ashamed; be greatly ashamed.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To shame; bring reproach on.
  3. (Northern England, UK, dialectal, transitive) To dare; presume; have the face to.

Questions about forshames

What is forshames the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Forshames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of forshame.

Words near forshames in the dictionary

  1. forshaken
  2. forshakes
  3. forshaking
  4. forshame
  5. forshamed
  6. forshames
  7. forshaming
  8. forshape
  9. Forshaw
  10. Forshee
  11. Forshees

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