foregive

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verb

To give ahead of time; give in advance.

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Meanings

verbforegive (third-person singular simple present foregives, present participle foregiving, simple past foregave, past participle foregiven)

present singular third person foregives · participle present foregiving · past foregave · participle past foregiven

  1. transitiveTo give ahead of time; give in advance.

    In the case of Allsville, the “software” is still being developed, and is particularly vulnerable to contamination. The jury method of random assignment would help bypass the personal temptation to “run something.” It would “foregive” the gift of lightness to would-be power grabbers.

    2011, Darrell Moneyhon, Allsville Emerging

Origin

From fore- + give. Cognate with German vorgeben (“to pretend”).

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APA

foregive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foregive

MLA

“foregive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foregive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foregive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foregive.

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