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foregain

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English *foregayn, *foreȝein, *foreȝeȝn, foregane, from Old English foran ongean (“opposite”), equivalent to fore- +‎ gain. Compare German vorentgegen.

Preposition

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foregain

  1. (obsolete) Directly opposite to; in the opposite scale to.
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