foresay

发音

其它 /fɔː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/

词形变化

foresaid foresaying foresays 三单 foresays foresaying 现在分词 foresaid 过去式 foresaid 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To say beforehand; predict; foretell.

    古体 及物
  2. 2.

    To decree; ordain; appoint.

    及物

词源

From Middle English foresayen, foreseyen, foreseggen (found only in past participle foresaid), from Old English foreseċġan (“to foresay, foretell, predict, announce, mention beforehand”), equivalent to fore- + say. Cognate with Dutch voorzeggen (“to foretell, presage”), Old Danish foresige, Swedish föresäga, förutsäga (“to predict”).

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