"foresmell" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔːsmɛl/ [UK], /fɔːˈsmɛl/ [UK] Forms: foresmells [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + smell. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|smell}} fore- + smell Head templates: {{en-noun}} foresmell (plural foresmells)
  1. A smell which precedes or comes before something.
    Sense id: en-foresmell-en-noun-UHk0eqkQ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 47 53

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɔːsmɛl/ [UK], /fɔːˈsmɛl/ [UK] Forms: foresmells [present, singular, third-person], foresmelling [participle, present], foresmelt [participle, past], foresmelt [past]
Etymology: From fore- + smell. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|smell}} fore- + smell Head templates: {{en-verb|foresmells|foresmelling|foresmelt}} foresmell (third-person singular simple present foresmells, present participle foresmelling, simple past and past participle foresmelt)
  1. (transitive) To smell in advance. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-foresmell-en-verb-T1VLVa7Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 47 53

Inflected forms

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