ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Forelay

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Forelay is a verb meaning To lay down beforehand.

Meaning

To lay down beforehand.

More Meanings

  1. To waylay.
  2. To plan; contrive in advance
  3. simple past of forelie

Example Sentences

these grounds being forelaid and understood
You folks had better forelay to come aboard by then.
I shall, before I instance, only forelay this That we must consider […]
Again Lavis heard him: "You thought to forelay me, eh — and breed panic above?”

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include foreslay, foreload, foredraw, forecut, forebring, foredispose.

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