"forechoose" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: forechooses [present, singular, third-person], forechoosing [participle, present], forechose [past], forechosen [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English forechosen, from Old English foreċēosan (“to choose in preference”), equivalent to fore- + choose. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forechosen}} Middle English forechosen, {{inh|en|ang|foreċēosan|t=to choose in preference}} Old English foreċēosan (“to choose in preference”), {{prefix|en|fore|choose}} fore- + choose Head templates: {{en-verb|forechooses|forechoosing|forechose|forechosen}} forechoose (third-person singular simple present forechooses, present participle forechoosing, simple past forechose, past participle forechosen)
  1. (transitive) To prefer; choose in preference. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-forechoose-en-verb-IFb29Nic
  2. (transitive) To choose ahead of time; preelect; preselect. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-forechoose-en-verb-C6UidVp4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 35 65

Inflected forms

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