Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive, obsolete)To be in dread of.

  2. (obsolete, transitive)To terrify greatly.

Origin

From Middle English fordreden, from Old English fordrǣdan (“to terrify”), equivalent to fo

From Middle English fordreden, from Old English fordrǣdan (“to terrify”), equivalent to for- + dread.

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Forms

fordreads, fordreading, fordreaded, fordreaded
Base formfordread · to fordread
3rd person singularfordreads
Present participlefordreading
Past simplefordreaded
Past participlefordreaded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfordread
he, she, itfordreads

Past simpleLesson

all personsfordreaded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave fordreaded
he, she, ithas fordreaded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fordread

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
forcepsforciblyfordfore
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