foregripe
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fore- + gripe, after German vorgreifen.
Verb[edit]
foregripe (imperative foregrip, present tense foregriper, passive foregripes, simple past foregrep or foregreip, past participle foregrepet, present participle foregripende)
- to anticipate, forestall
References[edit]
- “foregripe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “foregripe” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).