forehold

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɔː(ɹ)ˈhoʊld/, /fə(ɹ)ˈhoʊld/

Verb

forehold (foreholds, present participle foreholding; past foreheld, past participle foreheld)

1. (transitive) To hold or believe beforehand; assume; anticipate; predict; presage; prognosticate.

   Synonyms: foredeem

   • 2001, Aspasius, David Konstan, Michael (of Ephesus), On Aristotle Nicomachean ethics 8:

     Or he may call "he who foreholds" the one who wants and receives, rather than the one who confers first: he calls […]

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ)hoʊld/

Noun

forehold (plural foreholds)

1. (nautical) The front or forward part of the hold of a ship.

Translations

• French: cale avant
• German: vorderer Laderaum

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