Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To mislead; seduce.

Origin

From Middle English forleden, from Old English forlǣdan (“to mislead, seduce; lead off and

From Middle English forleden, from Old English forlǣdan (“to mislead, seduce; lead off and away”), from Proto-West Germanic *fralaidijan, equivalent to for- + lead. Cognate with Dutch verleiden (“to seduce, tempt, entice”), German verleiten (“entice, mislead”), Old Saxon farlēdian.

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Forms

forleads, forleading, forled, forled
Base formforlead · to forlead
3rd person singularforleads
Present participleforleading
Past simpleforled
Past participleforled

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforlead
he, she, itforleads

Past simpleLesson

all personsforled

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill forlead

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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