fortread
To tread down; tread underfoot; trample upon; crush; destroy by tramplingTo tread down; tread underfoot; trample upon; crush; destroy by trampling.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)To tread down; tread underfoot; trample upon; crush; destroy by trampling.
Origin
From Middle English fortreden, from Old English fortredan (“to tread down, trample on”), fFrom Middle English fortreden, from Old English fortredan (“to tread down, trample on”), from Proto-Germanic *fratredaną, *fratrudaną (“to trample”), equivalent to for- + tread. Compare Saterland Frisian fertreede, Dutch vertreden (“to trample”), German Low German vertreden, German vertreten ("to represent"; < Old High German firtretan (“to trample”)).
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Forms
fortreads, fortreading, fortrod, fortrodden| Base form | fortread · to fortread |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fortreads |
| Present participle | fortreading |
| Past simple | fortrod |
| Past participle | fortrodden |
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
See also
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