forespeak

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɔːˈspiːk/, /fə-/ (General American) IPA(key): /fɔɹˈspik/, /fɚ-/ Homophone: forspeak Rhymes: -iːk Hyphenation: fore‧speak === Etymology 1 === From fore- (prefix meaning ‘earlier, occurring beforehand, prior to’) +‎ speak. ==== Verb ==== forespeak (third-person singular simple present forespeaks, present participle forespeaking, simple past forespoke or (archaic) forespake, past participle forespoken) (transitive, archaic) To foretell, to predict. ===== Usage notes ===== Not to be confused with forspeak (“to injure or cause bad luck through immoderate praise or flattery; to bewitch, to charm (and other senses)”). ===== Conjugation ===== Additional obsolete forms are as follows: Second-person singular present tense: forespeakest. Third-person singular present tense: forespeaketh. ===== Alternative forms ===== forspeak ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === An alteration of forspeak. ==== Verb ==== forespeak (third-person singular simple present forespeaks, present participle forespeaking, simple past forespoke or (archaic) forespake, past participle forespoken) Alternative spelling of forspeak. === Further reading === “forespeak”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === forepeaks, forespake