What does foreshape mean?
Foreshape means (transitive) To shape or mould beforehand; prepare in advance..
Foreshape
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
(transitive) To shape or mould beforehand; prepare in advance..
Definitions by Sense
- (transitive) To shape or mould beforehand; prepare in advance.
- A forward or projecting form, piece, or shape.
Example Sentences
Thought forecasts and foreshapes experiment, and traces out the consequences as they arise, comparing them with the sharp directness of its expectations.
What the self is to become thereby ceases to be a fate that haunts it or lies ambuscaded in its circumstances, for the self can foreshape its own career and reality.
Thou canst foreshape thy word; The poet is not lord […]
[...] wherein this component means is in the form of a module, structurally comprises the forward nose portion of said weapon, and has a lenticular cross section with a foreshape conforming to a Sears-Haack half-body profile of least drag in width and thickness, [...]
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Word Forms
- foreshapes
- foreshaping
- foreshaped
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Thought forecasts and foreshapes experiment, and traces out the consequences as they arise, comparing them with the sharp directness of its expectations.
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