forespeak
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forespeak¹
- /fɔːˈspiːk/ UK
- /fə-/ UK
- /fɔɹˈspik/ US
- /fɚ-/ US
Sounds like forspeak · Rhymes with -iːk
Where it comes from
From fore- (prefix meaning ‘earlier, occurring beforehand, prior to’) + speak.
verb forespeaks · forespeaking · forespoke · forespake · forespoken · forspeak
- To foretell, to predict. Rejoice sister, for the same word that forespaketh trouble, doth certify us of the glory consequent.
forespeak²
- /fɔːˈspiːk/ UK
- /fə-/ UK
- /fɔɹˈspik/ US
- /fɚ-/ US
Sounds like forspeak · Rhymes with -iːk
Where it comes from
An alteration of forspeak.
verb forespeaks · forespeaking · forespoke · forespake · forespoken
- Alternative spelling of forspeak.forspeak Thou haſt foreſpoke my being in theſe warres, / And ſay'ſt, it is not fit.
