Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To take, receive, or adopt beforehand; assume.

  2. (transitive)To take or choose before another (option); prefer.

Origin

From fore- + take. Also as a back-formation from foretaken. Compare Danish foretage, Swedi

From fore- + take. Also as a back-formation from foretaken. Compare Danish foretage, Swedish företaga.

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Forms

foretakes, foretaking, foretook, foretaken
Base formforetake · to foretake
3rd person singularforetakes
Present participleforetaking
Past simpleforetook
Past participleforetaken

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforetake
he, she, itforetakes

Past simpleLesson

all personsforetook

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill foretake

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
forestallforesterforestryB2foretellforethoughtforeverA2
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