forefather

«forefather» in Mova's school dictionary: A man from an earlier generation of your family; an ancestor — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (plural forefathers)

meaning for a pupil

A man from an earlier generation of your family; an ancestor. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories the deeds of forefathers who lived long ago are remembered, and their pride or mistakes are passed on.

examples

• My forefathers came from Scotland. tree →
• Our forefathers built this village. tree →
• The king cursed the pride of his forefathers. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «forefather» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.