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forstaing

forstaing is the present participle and gerund of forsta.

Meaning of forsta

Verb

forsta (third-person singular simple present forstas, present participle forstaing, simple past and past participle forstaed)

  1. (Scotland, intransitive, transitive) To comprehend; understand.
    • A cripple I'm not, ye forsta me, Tho' lame of a hand that I be; [...]1714, Joseph Ritson, Scotish song

Questions about forstaing

What is forstaing the present participle and gerund of?
Forstaing is the present participle and gerund of forsta.

Words near forstaing in the dictionary

  1. forstaa
  2. forstaaed
  3. forstaaing
  4. forstaas
  5. forstaed
  6. forstaing
  7. forstall
  8. forstalled
  9. forstalling
  10. forstalls
  11. forstand

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