forslow

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /fərˈsloʊ/ UK /fəˈsləʊ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
(archaic) to delay, neglect, or be slow about

Do not forslow the chance while fortune favors you.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · (archaic) to delay,... delay neglect procrastinate dawdle tarry hinder

Opposites

hasten hurry expedite

Word family

Related forms slow

Etymology

From Old English forslāwian ('to be slow, delay, neglect'), combining the prefix for- with slāwian ('to be slow', from slāw 'slow'). Now obsolete or archaic.

forslawian Old English slaw Old English

View etymology graph ->

Topics

Actions & Processes Register & Style

External links

# forslow

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /fərˈsloʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /fəˈsləʊ/

## Meanings
1. (archaic) to delay, neglect, or be slow about

## Examples
- Do not forslow the chance while fortune favors you.

## Synonyms
- delay
- neglect
- procrastinate
- dawdle
- tarry
- hinder

## Antonyms
- hasten
- hurry
- expedite

## Related Forms
- slow

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: forslawian
- Root: slaw

## Etymology
From Old English forslāwian ('to be slow, delay, neglect'), combining the prefix for- with slāwian ('to be slow', from slāw 'slow'). Now obsolete or archaic.

## AI Etymology
Forslow comes from Old English forslāwian ('to be slow, delay, neglect'), combining the prefix for- with slāwian ('to be slow', from slāw 'slow'). Now obsolete or archaic. The historical trail runs through Old English forslawian and Old English slaw. In modern use it means (archaic) to delay, neglect, or be slow about. Related forms include slow.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Register & Style

markdown