"foresing" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: foresings [present, singular, third-person], foresinging [participle, present], foresang [past], foresung [participle, past]
Etymology: From fore- + sing. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|sing}} fore- + sing Head templates: {{en-verb|foresings|foresinging|foresang|foresung}} foresing (third-person singular simple present foresings, present participle foresinging, simple past foresang, past participle foresung)
  1. (transitive) To sing beforehand or in advance. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Singing Related terms: besing
    Sense id: en-foresing-en-verb-pdTB6Jc8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-

Inflected forms

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