foresend en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English *foresenden (compare biforesenden), from Old English foresendan (“to send before”), equivalent to fore- + send.
Meanings
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(transitive) To send before; send beforehand.
I presume to foresend my wife's maid with her linen, as the state of the city occasioneth me thereunto by increase of deaths, which many fear and flee.
1885, Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, Walter Rye, Report on the manuscripts of the family of Gawdy
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forsend | alternative | lexicographic | |
| foresent | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| foresent | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| foresends | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| foresending | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |