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Forefather meaning

  1. An ancestor.
  2. A cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.

Synonyms of Forefather

father sire ancestor ascendant ascendent antecedent root predecessor

Related words

Other words often associated with Forefather or its synonyms:

relative ascending control ascendence dominant ascendency ascendance dominating mother ascendancy dominance prevenient

Using Forefather

  • The main meaning on this page is: An ancestor. | A cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.
  • Useful related words include: father, sire, ancestor, ascendant.
  • In the example corpus, forefather often appears in combinations such as: our forefather, forefather of, forefather abraham.

Context around Forefather

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

same 1× gronw 1× real 1×

Often after:

abraham 2× roughly 1×

Sentence patterns with Forefather

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

767 a forefather of the 1× ap gronw forefather of king 1× as a forefather of lord 1× as a forefather to the 1× as the forefather or chief 1× did our forefather abraham learn 1× of our forefather us anywere 1× or real forefather e g 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

etymology according to 1× hotspur issued an 1× meyer gives a 1× noble families however 1× one such governor 1× the name may 1×

Common sentence endings:

500 years ago 1× abraham learn this 1× all our days 1× anywere we are 1× gustav eriksson vasa 1× he was espousing 1×

Words around Forefather

Just before it in the word index:

foredunes 2 foredoomed 2 foredeck 3 forecourts 15 forecourt 70 foreclosures 36

Just after it in the word index:

forefathers 68 forefeasts 2 forefeet 5 forefinger 21 forefingers 2 foreflippers 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aanholt 13 aave 13 abati 13 abcc 13

Corpus analysis for Forefather

  • In this selection, "forefather" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, same, gronw, real, abraham and roughly stand out and add context to how "forefather" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 767 a forefather of the and ap gronw forefather of king. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "forefather" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aanholt, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with forefather

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

From whom did our forefather Abraham learn this? (8 words)

Up Igala,may the spirit of our forefather us anywere we are. (12 words)

The name may thus be translated as the 'Forefather' or 'Chief Ancestor'. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Noble families, however, as a rule adopted a family name, which could refer to a presumed or real forefather (e.g. Earl Birger Magnusson Folkunge ) or to the family's coat of arms (e.g. King Gustav Eriksson Vasa ). (39 words)

Hotspur issued an amnesty in March which applied to all rebels with the exception of Owain and his cousins, Rhys ap Tudur and Gwilym ap Tudur, sons of Tudur ap Gronw (forefather of King Henry VII of England ). (38 words)

This was the oath which he swore to our forefather Abraham — That we should be rescued from the hands of our enemies, and should serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness, In his presence all our days. (38 words)

Question examples

From whom did our forefather Abraham learn this? (8 words)

Example sentences (10)

This was measured by looking at pairs of distant male (apparent) cousins with the same surnames from the same forefather roughly 500 years ago.

From whom did our forefather Abraham learn this?

Up Igala,may the spirit of our forefather us anywere we are.

Etymology According to one derivation, "Ayodhya" is said to derive from the name of King "Ayudh," mentioned in Hindu scriptures as a forefather of Lord Rama.

Hotspur issued an amnesty in March which applied to all rebels with the exception of Owain and his cousins, Rhys ap Tudur and Gwilym ap Tudur, sons of Tudur ap Gronw (forefather of King Henry VII of England ).

Meyer gives a few examples, including a scene in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, in which Spock quotes directly from a Conan Doyle book and credits Holmes as a forefather to the logic he was espousing.

Noble families, however, as a rule adopted a family name, which could refer to a presumed or real forefather (e.g. Earl Birger Magnusson Folkunge ) or to the family's coat of arms (e.g. King Gustav Eriksson Vasa ).

One such governor was al-Aghlab ibn Salim (r. 765-767), a forefather of the Aghlabids.

The name may thus be translated as the 'Forefather' or 'Chief Ancestor'.

This was the oath which he swore to our forefather Abraham — That we should be rescued from the hands of our enemies, and should serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness, In his presence all our days.

Common combinations with forefather

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "forefather" in a sentence?
An example: "This was measured by looking at pairs of distant male (apparent) cousins with the same surnames from the same forefather roughly 500 years ago." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "forefather" from authentic English texts.
What does "forefather" mean?
Forefather means: An ancestor.
What are synonyms of "forefather"?
Common synonyms of "forefather" include: father, sire, ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root, predecessor.
How many example sentences with "forefather" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "forefather", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.