"forereach" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: forereaches [present, singular, third-person], forereaching [participle, present], forereached [participle, past], forereached [past]
Etymology: From fore- + reach. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|reach}} fore- + reach Head templates: {{en-verb}} forereach (third-person singular simple present forereaches, present participle forereaching, simple past and past participle forereached)
  1. (nautical, intransitive) To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-forereach-en-verb-5bZLOE5z 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: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (nautical, transitive) To advance or gain upon; said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing close-hauled. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-forereach-en-verb-8Tz9UCIG Categories (other): English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 50 50 Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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