Definition of FORTHINK

forthink

Verb

  • To cause distress or regret to; cause to regret or repent; to vex.
  • To regret; repent.
  • To regret.
  • To repent, be sorry for.
  • To change one's mind about; to renounce.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English forthinken, forthynken (“to displease, cause to regret”), corresponding to for- (“mis-”) + think (“to seem, appear”), from Old English þyncan (“to seem, appear”); see methinks. Cognate with Middle High German verdunken (“to displease”), Icelandic forþykkja (“to displease”). Compare also Old English forþencan (“to mistrust, despise, despair”), Dutch verdenken (“to suspect”), German verdenken (“to blame”).

Scrabble Score: 18

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forthink: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

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