forhale

English

Etymology

From earlier forhail, equivalent to for- +‎ hale. Compare Norwegian and Danish forhale (“to delay”), Swedish förhala (“to protract, prolong, retard”).

Verb

forhale (third-person singular simple present forhales, present participle forhaling, simple past and past participle forhaled)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To overhaul; overtake.

Anagrams

• fahlore

Danish

Etymology

From Low German verhalen. Cognates include English forhale, Swedish förhala and Dutch verhalen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fʌˈhæˀlə]

Verb

forhale (imperative forhal, infinitive at forhale, present tense forhaler, past tense forhalede, perfect tense forhalet)

1. to procrastinate, delay

   Synonym: trække i langdrag

2. to pull a ship through the water using ropes

   Coordinate term: varpe

Conjugation

Conjugation of forhale

active passive present forhaler forhales past forhalede — infinitive forhale forhales imperative forhal — participle present forhalende past forhalet (auxiliary verb have) gerund forhalen

Synonyms

• udsætte
• prokrastinere

Related terms

• forhaling

References

• “forhale” in Den Danske Ordbog