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forespeak
fore·speak
/
fɔrˈspik, foʊr-
/
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[
fawr-
speek
, fohr-
]
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verb (used with object),
fore·spoke
or
(
Archaic
)
fore·spake;
fore·spo·ken
or
(
Archaic
)
fore·spoke;
fore·speak·ing.
1.
to predict; foretell.
2.
to ask for or claim in advance.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
forespeken.
See
fore-
,
speak
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forespeak
(fɔːˈspiːk)
—
vb
,
-speaks
,
-speaking
,
-spoke
,
-spoken
1.
to predict; foresee
2.
to arrange or speak of in advance
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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