Meaning

3 senses

  1. To assign (someone) a first name.

  2. Synonym of prenominate.

  3. To appoint in advance.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Please could you write your forename in the space provided.

    CC0 · Tatoeba · helloroto · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. In French, a forename is sometimes joined to a surname by a hyphen.

    CC0 · Tatoeba · Cangarejo · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

forenames, forenaming, forenamed, forenamed
Base formforename · to forename
3rd person singularforenames
Present participleforenaming
Past simpleforenamed
Past participleforenamed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforename
he, she, itforenames

Past simpleLesson

all personsforenamed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill forename

Synonyms

1 synonyms
prenominate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
foreignerA1foremanB2foremostforensicC1forensicsforeplay
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