forefather
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈfɔrˌfɑːðər/
:
antepasado
- By any name I am still your forefather
- land of our forefathers
- stories of our forefathers
- values of our forefathers
We actually have better eyesight and reflexes because our forefathers were so scared of them.
- We actually have better eyesight and reflexes because our forefathers were so scared of them.
- They're drawing on their Greek and Roman forefathers.
- And by us supporting Ukraine, we're making good on our forefathers promise of the past two wars by saying that you know what?
- You know, it's a forefather in a sense for you.
Examples
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When I see that, I think of our forefathers fighting to make this country what it is.
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Laxalt explores the land of his forefathers with the mentality of a man born and raised in America.
Academic text (2003) -
Then I became the boy whose forefather had met real Indians and spoken their language.
Fiction book (1997) -
As our forefathers knew, united we stand, divided we fall.
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We stand ready to fulfill the promise of our forefathers.
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Two centuries later, our economic power and military might have grown beyond anything that our forefathers could have imagined.
Academic text (2007) -
What happened to the glorious golden grain that we grew up with, that our forefathers planted here?
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They retain the religion of their forefathers.
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Throughout economically difficult decades, the perseverance of our dedicated forefathers (and mothers) never faltered.
Academic text (2014) -
Our forefathers fought bravely to secure our freedom and create a better future.
Synonyms
419
2.4
A person in your family who lived long ago before your grandparents
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1.0
A person who helped start something important, like a country
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8.2
An early ancestor who starts a family line or idea
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8.1
A person in your family who lived long ago
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8.6
A person in your family from past generations
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7.4
A person in your family who lived before you, like a great-grandparent
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8.4
A woman from an earlier generation who starts a family or tradition
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7.9
A person in your family who lived many generations before you
A person who started an idea or tradition that others follow
An early relative in the direct family line, like a great-grandparent
A person in your family from an earlier time, for example a parent
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Etymology
Forefather combines fore- meaning 'before' and father meaning 'male parent'. So a forefather is simply a 'father' from 'before' — an ancestor or early founder.