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forespeak

[ fawr-speek, fohr- ]
/ fɔrˈspik, foʊr- /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR forespeak

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

foresee, envision, conclude, anticipate, forecast, call, think, figure, prophesy, portend, vaticinate, prognosticate, surmise, guess, forebode, presage, infer, conjecture, read, adumbrate

Example sentences from the Web for forespeak

  • 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

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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