Foretide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Foretide is a noun meaning (rare, literal, figurative) An early tide (tidal surge).
Meaning
(rare, literal, figurative) An early tide (tidal surge).
More Meanings
- (rare) A prior or previous period of time.
Example Sentences
Older farmers coming from the East in the foretide of settlement, shook their heads dubiously at the idea of cropping the same land year after year to the one crop, corn.
He and the other leaders directed the crowds into the mass meeting at St. James Baptist Church, which was swamped long before nightfall. The movement was becoming a tempest. A foretide of one event churned into the backwash of others […]
Word Forms
- foretides
Synonyms for foretide
Depending on context, synonyms include foretime.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fore-flood, birthtide, tide, morrowtide, springtide, foredawn.
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