"forslow" meaning in English

See forslow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: forslows [present, singular, third-person], forslowing [participle, present], forslowed [participle, past], forslowed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English forslowen, forslewen (“to neglect”), from Old English forslāwian, forslǣwan (“to be slow, unwilling, delay, put off”), equivalent to for- + slow. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forslowen}} Middle English forslowen, {{m|enm|forslewen||to neglect}} forslewen (“to neglect”), {{inh|en|ang|forslāwian}} Old English forslāwian, {{m|ang|forslǣwan||to be slow, unwilling, delay, put off}} forslǣwan (“to be slow, unwilling, delay, put off”), {{prefix|en|for|slow}} for- + slow Head templates: {{en-verb}} forslow (third-person singular simple present forslows, present participle forslowing, simple past and past participle forslowed)
  1. (transitive) To be dilatory about; put off; postpone; neglect; omit. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-forslow-en-verb-Nqp2lNO~ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with for- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with for-: 41 37 22
  2. (transitive) To delay; hinder; impede; obstruct. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-forslow-en-verb-VmtvH278 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with for- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 76 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with for-: 41 37 22
  3. (intransitive) To be slow or dilatory; loiter. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-forslow-en-verb-QFmWwOfm Categories (other): English terms prefixed with for- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with for-: 41 37 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: foreslow, fore-slow

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for forslow meaning in English (3.1kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "forslowen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English forslowen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "forslewen",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to neglect"
      },
      "expansion": "forslewen (“to neglect”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "forslāwian"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English forslāwian",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "forslǣwan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to be slow, unwilling, delay, put off"
      },
      "expansion": "forslǣwan (“to be slow, unwilling, delay, put off”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "for",
        "3": "slow"
      },
      "expansion": "for- + slow",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English forslowen, forslewen (“to neglect”), from Old English forslāwian, forslǣwan (“to be slow, unwilling, delay, put off”), equivalent to for- + slow.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "forslows",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forslowing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forslowed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forslowed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "forslow (third-person singular simple present forslows, present participle forslowing, simple past and past participle forslowed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 37 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with for-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be dilatory about; put off; postpone; neglect; omit."
      ],
      "id": "en-forslow-en-verb-Nqp2lNO~",
      "links": [
        [
          "dilatory",
          "dilatory"
        ],
        [
          "put off",
          "put off"
        ],
        [
          "postpone",
          "postpone"
        ],
        [
          "neglect",
          "neglect"
        ],
        [
          "omit",
          "omit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To be dilatory about; put off; postpone; neglect; omit."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 76 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 37 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with for-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1682, John Dryden, Epistles, section XIII",
          "text": "The wond'ring Nereids, though they rais'd no storm, / Foreslow'd her passage, to behold her form.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To delay; hinder; impede; obstruct."
      ],
      "id": "en-forslow-en-verb-VmtvH278",
      "links": [
        [
          "delay",
          "delay"
        ],
        [
          "hinder",
          "hinder"
        ],
        [
          "impede",
          "impede"
        ],
        [
          "obstruct",
          "obstruct"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To delay; hinder; impede; obstruct."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 37 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with for-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be slow or dilatory; loiter."
      ],
      "id": "en-forslow-en-verb-QFmWwOfm",
      "links": [
        [
          "slow",
          "slow"
        ],
        [
          "loiter",
          "loiter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To be slow or dilatory; loiter."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "foreslow"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "fore-slow"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forslow"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English obsolete terms",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms prefixed with for-",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "forslowen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English forslowen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "forslewen",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to neglect"
      },
      "expansion": "forslewen (“to neglect”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "forslāwian"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English forslāwian",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "forslǣwan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to be slow, unwilling, delay, put off"
      },
      "expansion": "forslǣwan (“to be slow, unwilling, delay, put off”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "for",
        "3": "slow"
      },
      "expansion": "for- + slow",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English forslowen, forslewen (“to neglect”), from Old English forslāwian, forslǣwan (“to be slow, unwilling, delay, put off”), equivalent to for- + slow.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "forslows",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forslowing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forslowed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forslowed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "forslow (third-person singular simple present forslows, present participle forslowing, simple past and past participle forslowed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be dilatory about; put off; postpone; neglect; omit."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dilatory",
          "dilatory"
        ],
        [
          "put off",
          "put off"
        ],
        [
          "postpone",
          "postpone"
        ],
        [
          "neglect",
          "neglect"
        ],
        [
          "omit",
          "omit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To be dilatory about; put off; postpone; neglect; omit."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1682, John Dryden, Epistles, section XIII",
          "text": "The wond'ring Nereids, though they rais'd no storm, / Foreslow'd her passage, to behold her form.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To delay; hinder; impede; obstruct."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "delay",
          "delay"
        ],
        [
          "hinder",
          "hinder"
        ],
        [
          "impede",
          "impede"
        ],
        [
          "obstruct",
          "obstruct"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To delay; hinder; impede; obstruct."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be slow or dilatory; loiter."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "slow",
          "slow"
        ],
        [
          "loiter",
          "loiter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To be slow or dilatory; loiter."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "foreslow"
    },
    {
      "word": "fore-slow"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forslow"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.