Meanings
verbforwear (third-person singular simple present forwears, present participle forwearing, simple past forwore, past participle forworn)
present singular third person forwears · participle present forwearing · past forwore · participle past forworn
Origin
- Middle Englishforweren
- Englishforwear
From Middle English forweren; equivalent to for- + wear.
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forwear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forwear
MLA
“forwear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forwear. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forwear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forwear.
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