forebear
: an ancestor; a person from whom one is descended
"He honored the traditions of his forebears"
From fore "before" + Old English beon "be, exist, come to be"
Tags: noun
forebode
: a feeling or sense that something bad is about to happen
"A sense of foreboding filled the air before the storm"
From fore- + bode (v.), from Old English bodian "to proclaim, announce; foretell"
Related: bode, forebodingly
Tags: noun
forestall
: to prevent or hinder by acting in advance
"Better diplomacy could forestall a war for a few years"
From Old English foresteall "intervention, hindrance; ambush," literally "a standing before," from fore- "before" + steall "standing place, position"
Related: forestalled, forestalling
Tags: verb
forewarn
: to warn in advance of danger or trouble
"They were forewarned of the approaching storm"
From Old English warnian "give notice of impending danger," with fore- "before"
Related: forewarned, forewarning
Tags: verb
forlorn
: abandoned, forsaken; miserable or desolate
"The forlorn child wandered the empty streets"
From Old English forleosan "to lose, abandon, let go; destroy, ruin," from for- "completely" + leosan "to lose". Sense of "forsaken, abandoned" is 1530s; that of "wretched, miserable" first recorded 1580s
Related: forlornly, forlornness
Tags: adjective
forthright
: direct and straightforward; honest and plain
"She gave a forthright answer without hesitation"
From Old English forðriht "direct, plain," from forth + right
Related: forthrightly, forthrightness
Tags: adjective
fraught
: filled or loaded with something, often something undesirable
"The situation was fraught with danger"
From Middle English fraughten "to load (a ship) with cargo," from fraught "a load, cargo, lading of a ship," the older form of freight. Late 14c. "freighted, laden, loaded, stored with supplies" (of vessels); figurative use became the main sense from early 15c.
Related: fraught
Tags: adjective
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