Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A foretelling; a prediction; also, a preface.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A prediction; also, a preface.
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- verb Present participle of
forespeak . - noun obsolete A
prediction . - noun obsolete A
preface .
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Examples
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I, at that time, seeing no likelihood thereof, yet fearing lest for his forespeaking that would the sooner come to pass, waxed therefore for his saying much offended with him.
Paras 1909
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You are making trouble, and forespeaking disappointment.
The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr 1875
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