foregripe
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).