"foresave" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: foresaves [present, singular, third-person], foresaving [participle, present], foresaved [participle, past], foresaved [past]
Etymology: From fore- + save. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|save}} fore- + save Head templates: {{en-verb}} foresave (third-person singular simple present foresaves, present participle foresaving, simple past and past participle foresaved)
  1. (transitive, rare) To save (money or a person) beforehand or in advance. Tags: rare, transitive Synonyms: fore-save
    Sense id: en-foresave-en-verb-2KMyZCVC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-

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Download JSON data for foresave meaning in English (2.3kB)

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