foreclose
To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary paymentsTo repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
» The bank foreclosed on his home.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
They have to move out of their house because the bank foreclosed on their mortgage.
zwangsvollstrecken
(transitive)To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.
(transitive)To shut up or out; to prevent from doing something.
verhindern
- subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
- keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Examples
5 sentencesThe bank foreclosed on his home.
The cops had the house foreclosed for over a year.
When foreclosed homes go on sale, they flood an already bloated real estate market.
Tom's house got foreclosed on.
Just when the bank was about to foreclose on her home, she came into a lot of money.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Partially from Middle English foreclosen, forclosen, from Old French forclos, past particiPartially from Middle English foreclosen, forclosen, from Old French forclos, past participle of forclore (“to exclude”), from for- (“(prefix used to express error, exclusion, or inadequacy)”) + clore (“to shut”), and partially from Middle English forclusen (“to close up”), from Old English forclȳsan (“to close up”), equivalent to fore- + close.
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Forms
forecloses, foreclosing, foreclosed, foreclosed| Base form | foreclose · to foreclose |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | forecloses |
| Present participle | foreclosing |
| Past simple | foreclosed |
| Past participle | foreclosed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle