"forelook" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɔɹˈlʊk/, /ˈfɔɹlʊk/ Forms: forelooks [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English vorloken, forluken, equivalent to fore- + look. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|vorloken}} Middle English vorloken, {{prefix|en|fore|look}} fore- + look Head templates: {{en-noun}} forelook (plural forelooks)
  1. A preview.
    Sense id: en-forelook-en-noun-kMMbgO~D Categories (other): English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 30 29 33 7
  2. Someone or something previewed.
    Sense id: en-forelook-en-noun-lakjEa-c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 67 13 2 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 30 29 33 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 70 11 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 81 7 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: afterlook, hindlook

Verb

IPA: /fɔɹˈlʊk/, /ˈfɔɹlʊk/ Forms: forelooks [present, singular, third-person], forelooking [participle, present], forelooked [participle, past], forelooked [past]
Etymology: From Middle English vorloken, forluken, equivalent to fore- + look. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|vorloken}} Middle English vorloken, {{prefix|en|fore|look}} fore- + look Head templates: {{en-verb}} forelook (third-person singular simple present forelooks, present participle forelooking, simple past and past participle forelooked)
  1. To look beforehand, to preview.
    Sense id: en-forelook-en-verb-ifWiD7j~ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 30 29 33 7
  2. To look forward.
    Sense id: en-forelook-en-verb-kgoo~Xr-

Inflected forms

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