Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive, obsolete)To be slow or tardy; to slow down.

  2. (obsolete, transitive)To slow, hinder, delay, impede.

Origin

Alteration of earlier forslow (spelling presumably influenced by fore-), from Middle Engli

Alteration of earlier forslow (spelling presumably influenced by fore-), from Middle English forslowen. More at forslow.

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Forms

foreslows, foreslowing, foreslowed, foreslowed
Base formforeslow · to foreslow
3rd person singularforeslows
Present participleforeslowing
Past simpleforeslowed
Past participleforeslowed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforeslow
he, she, itforeslows

Past simpleLesson

all personsforeslowed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill foreslow

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
foreshadowforesightforeskinforestA2forestall
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