Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To overhaul; overtake.

Origin

From earlier forhail, equivalent to for- + hale. Compare Norwegian and Danish forhale (“to

From earlier forhail, equivalent to for- + hale. Compare Norwegian and Danish forhale (“to delay”), Swedish förhala (“to protract, prolong, retard”).

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Forms

forhales, forhaling, forhaled, forhaled
Base formforhale · to forhale
3rd person singularforhales
Present participleforhaling
Past simpleforhaled
Past participleforhaled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforhale
he, she, itforhales

Past simpleLesson

all personsforhaled

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill forhale

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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