"foretake" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: foretakes [present, singular, third-person], foretaking [participle, present], foretook [past], foretaken [participle, past]
Etymology: From fore- + take. Also as a back-formation from foretaken. Compare Danish foretage, Swedish företaga. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|take}} fore- + take, {{back-form|en|foretaken|nocap=9}} back-formation from foretaken, {{cog|da|foretage}} Danish foretage, {{cog|sv|företaga}} Swedish företaga Head templates: {{en-verb|foretakes|foretaking|foretook|foretaken}} foretake (third-person singular simple present foretakes, present participle foretaking, simple past foretook, past participle foretaken)
  1. (transitive) To take, receive, or adopt beforehand; assume. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-foretake-en-verb-A-pSTTy1 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English back-formations: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 53 47
  2. (transitive) To take or choose before another (option); prefer. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-foretake-en-verb-gjl6Xgky Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English back-formations: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 53 47

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