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forstas

forstas is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 forstas

What is forstas the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Forstas is the third-person singular simple present indicative of forsta.

Words near forstas in the dictionary

  1. forstalling
  2. forstalls
  3. forstand
  4. forstanding
  5. forstands
  6. forstas
  7. Forstater
  8. Forstaters
  9. forstaw
  10. forstawed
  11. forstawing

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