forslow

C2+ Topic:Time

US /fərˈsloʊ/ UK /fəˈsləʊ/ See IPA manual

verb

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

Do not forslow the chance while fortune favors you.

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

Opposites

hasten hurry expedite

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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

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# 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
- Time
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