"foresound" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foresounds [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + sound. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|sound}} fore- + sound Head templates: {{en-noun}} foresound (plural foresounds)
  1. a sound made in advance
    Sense id: en-foresound-en-noun-0pAzaoMW 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: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fore-sound

Verb

Forms: foresounds [present, singular, third-person], foresounding [participle, present], foresounded [participle, past], foresounded [past]
Etymology: From fore- + sound. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|sound}} fore- + sound Head templates: {{en-verb}} foresound (third-person singular simple present foresounds, present participle foresounding, simple past and past participle foresounded)
  1. (transitive) to sound in advance Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-foresound-en-verb-giaLRjDC 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: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fore-sound

Inflected forms

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