different between prepaid vs foregive

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?i??pe?d/
• Rhymes: -e?d

Verb

prepaid

1. simple past tense and past participle of prepay

Adjective

prepaid (not comparable)

1. paid for in advance

Translations

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English prepaid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pr?.pajt/, /?pr?i.p?jt/

Noun

prepaid m inan

1. a pay-as-you-go mobile phone

Synonyms

• telefon na kart?

English

Etymology

From fore- +? give. Cognate with German vorgeben (“to pretend”).

Verb

foregive (third-person singular simple present foregives, present participle foregiving, simple past foregave, past participle foregiven)

1. (transitive) To give ahead of time; give in advance.
   • 2011, Darrell Moneyhon, Allsville Emerging:

     In the case of Allsville, the “software” is still being developed, and is particularly vulnerable to contamination. The jury method of random assignment would help bypass the personal temptation to “run something.” It would “foregive” the gift of lightness to would-be power grabbers.

Danish

Etymology

From fore- +? give, maybe influenced by Middle Low German v?rg?ven (“pretend”), see German vorgeben (“pretend”).

Verb

foregive

1. pretend, feign