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• fore-give — verb to have a foreboding; to anticipate or predict As commonly mens minds use to fore give and tell aforehand when there is some mischiefe and ill toward themPhilemon Holland, Livys Romane historie XXV. xxxv. (1609) 575 …   Wiktionary

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• fore|bod´er — fore|bode «fr BOHD, fohr », verb, bod|ed, bod|ing. –v.t. 1. to give warning of; predict: »Black clouds forebode a storm. SYNONYM(S): foretell, portend. 2. to have a f …   Useful english dictionary

• fore|bode´ment — fore|bode «fr BOHD, fohr », verb, bod|ed, bod|ing. –v.t. 1. to give warning of; predict: »Black clouds forebode a storm. SYNONYM(S): foretell, portend. 2. to have a f …   Useful english dictionary

• fore|bode — «fr BOHD, fohr », verb, bod|ed, bod|ing. –v.t. 1. to give warning of; predict: »Black clouds forebode a storm. SYNONYM(S): foretell, portend. 2. to have a f …   Useful english dictionary

• fore|short|en — «fr SHR tuhn, fohr », transitive verb. 1. to shorten (lines or objects) in a drawing or painting in order to give the impression of depth and distance to the eye. Foreshortening helps give perspective to a drawing or painting. 2. Figurative. to… …   Useful english dictionary

• fore|go — fore|go1 «fr GOH, fohr », transitive verb, went, gone, go|ing. to forgo; do without; give up. fore|go2 «fr GOH, fohr », intransitive verb, transitive verb, went, gone …   Useful english dictionary

• fore|short|en|ing — «fr SHR tuh nihng, fohr », noun. the representation of figures in a drawing or painting in perspective in order to give to the eye an impression of their three dimensions and their distance …   Useful english dictionary

• Fore ribs — Rib Rib, n. [AS. rib, ribb; akin to D. rib, G. rippe, OHG. rippa, rippi, Dan. ribbe, Icel. rif, Russ. rebro.] 1. (Anat.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax. [1913 Webster] Note …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• be|fore — «bih FR, FOHR», preposition, adverb, conjunction. –prep. 1. earlier than: »Come before we close at five o clock. 2. in front of; ahead of: »Do not splash in the puddles when you walk before me. 3. rather than; sooner than: »I will starve before… …   Useful english dictionary