"forecome" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: forecomes [present, singular, third-person], forecoming [participle, present], forecame [past], forecome [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English forcomen, from Old English forecuman, from Proto-Germanic *furaikwemaną (“to come before”), equivalent to fore- + come. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forcomen}} Middle English forcomen, {{inh|en|ang|forecuman}} Old English forecuman, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*furaikwemaną|t=to come before}} Proto-Germanic *furaikwemaną (“to come before”), {{pre|en|fore|come}} fore- + come Head templates: {{en-verb|forecomes|forecoming|forecame|forecome}} forecome (third-person singular simple present forecomes, present participle forecoming, simple past forecame, past participle forecome)
  1. To come before and influence, especially to precede and prevent.
    Sense id: en-forecome-en-verb-wg3Aazgw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-

Inflected forms

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