foregripe

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From fore- +‎ gripe, after German vorgreifen.

Verb

foregripe (imperative foregrip, present tense foregriper, passive foregripes, simple past foregrep or foregreip, past participle foregrepet, present participle foregripende)

1. to anticipate, forestall

References

• “foregripe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “foregripe” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).