forwalk

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verb

To walk (someone) excessively; weary with walking.

OriginMiddle English forwalken →
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Meanings

verbforwalk (third-person singular simple present forwalks, present participle forwalking, simple past and past participle forwalked)

present singular third person forwalks · participle present forwalking · participle past forwalked · past forwalked · alternative forewalk

  1. transitiveTo walk (someone) excessively; weary with walking.

    […] they wear away with continuance, even as time doth wear and forewalk us; […]

    1815, Thomas Nash, Christ's tears over Jerusalem

Origin

  1. Middle Englishforwalken
  2. Englishforwalk

From Middle English forwalken, equivalent to for- + walk.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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