forthink
To cause distress or regret toTo cause distress or regret to; cause to regret or repent; to vex.
Meaning
5 senses(impersonal, obsolete, transitive)To cause distress or regret to; cause to regret or repent; to vex.
(obsolete, reflexive)To regret; repent.
(obsolete, transitive)To regret.
(intransitive, obsolete)To repent, be sorry for.
(obsolete, transitive)To change one's mind about; to renounce.
Origin
From Middle English forthinken, forthynken (“to displease, cause to regret”), correspondinFrom Middle English forthinken, forthynken (“to displease, cause to regret”), corresponding to for- (“mis-”) + think (“to seem, appear”), from Old English þyncan (“to seem, appear”); see methinks. Cognate with Middle High German verdunken (“to displease”), Icelandic forþykkja (“to displease”). Compare also Old English forþencan (“to mistrust, despise, despair”), Dutch verdenken (“to suspect”), German verdenken (“to blame”).
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Forms
forthinks, forthinking, forthought, forthought| Base form | forthink · to forthink |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | forthinks |
| Present participle | forthinking |
| Past simple | forthought |
| Past participle | forthought |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle