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IPA(Pronunciation)

/fɔː(ɹ)/

Prefix

idiomatic morpheme dialectal obsolete

(no longer productive) Far, away; from, out.

Japanese Meaning

遠く、離れている、あるいは外側に位置するという意味（接頭辞としての用法） / 〜から（起点や出発点を示す）

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Linguists noted that many modern words descend from the old prefix for- which once meant far or away.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

言語学者たちは、多くの現代語がかつて「遠く」や「離れて」を意味した古い接頭辞に由来していると指摘した。

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Sense（1）

(no longer productive) Far, away; from, out.

forbid, forget, forsay; forbear, fordeem

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Sense（2）

(no longer productive) Completely; to the fullest extent; superseded by combinations with up in senses where no upward movement is involved, e.g. forgive = "give up (one's offenses)", forgather = "gather up", forbeat = "beat up".

forbreak

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Sense（3）

(dialectal, obsolete) Very; excessively.

forolded (“very old”)

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