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forespeak

[ fawr-speek, fohr- ]
/ fɔrˈspik, foʊr- /
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verb (used with object), fore·spoke or (Archaic) fore·spake; fore·spo·ken or (Archaic) fore·spoke; fore·speak·ing.
to predict; foretell.
to ask for or claim in advance.
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Origin of forespeak

First recorded in 1250–1300, forespeak is from the Middle English word forespeken.See fore-, speak

Words nearby forespeak

foreshow, foreside, foresight, foreskin, foresleeve, forespeak, forespent, forest, forestaff, forestage, forestall
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Words related to forespeak

anticipate, call, conclude, envision, forecast, foresee, think, adumbrate, augur, conjecture, croak, figure, forebode, foretell, gather, guess, infer, judge, omen, portend

How to use forespeak in a sentence

  • She stood at the pier-head and as they passed poured a cup of ale into the sea, to forespeak good luck for the fleet.

    Jan Vedder's Wife|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

  • No doubt Isolina had heard her captors forespeak their plans.

    The War Trail|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for forespeak

forespeak
/ (fɔːˈspiːk) /
verb -speaks, -speaking, -spoke or -spoken (tr) rare
to predict; foresee
to arrange or speak of in advance
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