foran

See also: Foran and foran-

Breton

Adjective

foran

1. public, open

Danish

Etymology

From Low German voran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɒːˈanˀ]

Adverb

foran

1. ahead, in front

   Antonyms: bag, bagi, bagved

Preposition

foran

1. in front of

References

• “foran” in Den Danske Ordbog

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈforan/
• Rhymes: -oran
• Syllabification: fo‧ran

Adjective

foran

1. accusative singular of fora

Galician

Etymology 1

Inflected form of ir (“to go”).

Verb

foran

1. third-person plural pluperfect indicative of ir

Etymology 2

Inflected form of ser (“to be”).

Verb

foran

1. third-person plural pluperfect indicative of ser

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.ran/
  • Rhymes: -ɔran
  • Hyphenation: fò‧ran
• IPA^(key): (traditional) /ˈfo.ran/
  • Rhymes: -oran
  • Hyphenation: fó‧ran

Verb

foran

1. apocopic form of forano

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German voran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɾɑn/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adverb

foran

1. ahead, in front

Preposition

foran

1. in front of

References

• “foran” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *furanē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo.rɑn/

Adverb

foran

1. before
   • Wonders of the East

     Þǣr beoð akende ǣmættan swā miċle swā hundas. Hī habbað fēt swylċe græshoppan, hī syndon rēades hīwes ⁊ blaces. Þā ǣmettan delfað gold up of eorðan fram foran nihte ōþ þa fīftan tīd dæġes.

     Ants are born there as big as dogs. They have feet like grasshoppers, and are red and black in color. The ants dig gold up from the earth from before night until the fifth hour of the day.

Swedish

Noun

foran

1. definite singular of fora

Anagrams

• fanor, forna