forthdraw
Syllables: forth·draw/fɔːθˈdɹɔː/US/fɔɹθˈdɹɔ/
forthdraw verb: to draw or bring forth.
Verb
forthdraw (third-person singular simple present forthdraws, present participle forthdrawing, simple past forthdrew, past participle forthdrawn)
- To draw or bring forth.
- Vpon a day as ſhe him ſate beſide,
By chance he certaine miniments forth drew,
Which yet with him as relickes did abide
Of all the bounty which Belphebe threw
On him, whilſt goodly grace ſhe did him ſhew: […]1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Qveene: Disposed into Twelue Books, Fashioning XII. Morall Vertues, London: Printed [by Richard Field] for VVilliam Ponsonbie, →OCLC, book IV, canto VIII, stanza VI... - Forthdrawing from his unexhausted store,
'Twas his to bid the burden'd heart o'erflow,
Infusing joys it never knew before,
And melting it with soft luxuriant woe!1841, Anton Schindler, in Ignaz Moscheles, editor, The Life of Beethoven, including His Correspondence with His Friends, Numerous Characteristic Traits, and Remarks on His Musical Works, London...
- Vpon a day as ſhe him ſate beſide,
Forms of forthdraw
| third-person singular present | forthdraws |
|---|---|
| present participle | forthdrawing |
| past | forthdrew |
| past participle | forthdrawn |
| alternative form | forth-draw |
Origin of forthdraw
From Middle English forthdrawen, equivalent to forth- + draw.
Questions about forthdraw
- What does forthdraw mean?
- Forthdraw means to draw or bring forth.
- What part of speech is forthdraw?
- Forthdraw is a verb.
- How do you pronounce forthdraw?
- Forthdraw is pronounced /fɔːθˈdɹɔː/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of forthdraw?
- The past tense of forthdraw is forthdrew.
Words near forthdraw in the dictionary
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