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- [fawr-tahym, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌtaɪm, ˈfoʊr-/
- /ˈfɔː.taɪm/
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- [fawr-tahym, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌtaɪm, ˈfoʊr-/
Definitions of foretime word
- noun foretime former or past time; the past. 1
- noun foretime A time previous to the present, or to a time alluded to or implied; former time or times. 1
- noun foretime time already gone; the past 0
- noun foretime the past; former time 0
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Origin of foretime
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; fore- + time
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Parts of speech for Foretime
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
foretime popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
foretime usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for foretime
noun foretime
- past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- bygone — Bygone means happening or existing a very long time ago.
- recently — of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip.
- lang syne — long since; long ago.
- the other day — several days ago
Antonyms for foretime
noun foretime
- tomorrow — the day following today: Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny.
See also
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