--- title: F — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 35 description: The 906 words of the English dictionary under F, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/35/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / F # F — The English dictionary · page 35 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* Able to be forgiven; not so bad that you cannot excuse it.[↗](../../forgivable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Forgetting your lunch is a forgivable mistake.[↗](../../forgivable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Spilling the paint was forgivable because it was an accident.[↗](../../forgivable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some lies are less forgivable than others.[↗](../../forgivable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her nervousness on the first day was perfectly forgivable.[↗](../../forgivable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Breaking a promise to your friend is hard but still forgivable.[↗](../../forgivable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Christians believe that every sin is forgivable if a person is truly sorry.[↗](../../forgivable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **forgive** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To stop being angry with someone who did something wrong to you, and not try to punish them.[↗](../../forgive/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To let someone off paying money they owe.[↗](../../forgive/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (forgive me) A polite way to say sorry before saying or asking something.[↗](../../forgive/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I forgave my brother for breaking my toy.[↗](../../forgive/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Please forgive me — I didn't mean to hurt you.[↗](../../forgive/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She found it hard to forgive her friend.[↗](../../forgive/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Forgive and forget, Grandma always says.[↗](../../forgive/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Will you ever forgive me?[↗](../../forgive/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Forgive me, but is this seat free?[↗](../../forgive/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He forgave the bully when he said sorry and stopped.[↗](../../forgive/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The bank forgave the farmers' debts after the flood.[↗](../../forgive/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Ah, sir, forgive me!" cried the merchant.[↗](../../forgive/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD said: 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sake.'[↗](../../forgive/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.18.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../forgive/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep away and not forgive the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?[↗](../../forgive/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.18.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../forgive/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father.'[↗](../../forgive/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him.[↗](../../forgive/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.50.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../forgive/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · See mine affliction and my travail; and forgive all my sins.[↗](../../forgive/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.25.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../forgive/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · O LORD our God, Thou didst answer them; a forgiving God wast Thou unto them, though Thou tookest vengeance of their misdeeds.[↗](../../forgive/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.99.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../forgive/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · then hear Thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy people Israel, and bring them back unto the land which Thou gavest unto their fathers.[↗](../../forgive/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.8.34, JPS 1917)[↗](../../forgive/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **forgiveness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Forgiveness is when you stop being angry with someone who hurt you and do not try to pay them back.[↗](../../forgiveness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Forgiveness is also the act of asking to be forgiven, as in "ask for forgiveness".[↗](../../forgiveness/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (church) Christians believe God offers forgiveness of sins to people who are truly sorry.[↗](../../forgiveness/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She asked her brother for forgiveness after she broke his kite.[↗](../../forgiveness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Forgiveness takes courage when someone has really hurt you.[↗](../../forgiveness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The father ran out to meet his lost son with hugs and forgiveness.[↗](../../forgiveness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Christians pray for the forgiveness of their sins.[↗](../../forgiveness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Forgiveness doesn't mean pretending nothing happened.[↗](../../forgiveness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After the fight, the two boys shook hands as a sign of forgiveness.[↗](../../forgiveness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm sorry, and I hope for your forgiveness.[↗](../../forgiveness/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The king begged forgiveness for his former fault, and requested him to revive his daughter.[↗](../../forgiveness/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · For with Thee there is forgiveness, that Thou mayest be feared.[↗](../../forgiveness/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.130.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../forgiveness/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · To the Lord our God belong compassions and forgivenesses; for we have rebelled against Him; (Writings DAN.9.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../forgiveness/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **forgo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) To choose to go without something you would like, or to give up a chance.[↗](../../forgo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She decided to forgo her pocket money to help the charity.[↗](../../forgo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We will forgo the trip to the park because of the rain.[↗](../../forgo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Christians forgo chocolate during Lent.[↗](../../forgo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He forwent the last cake so his sister could have it.[↗](../../forgo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The team agreed to forgo a break to finish the project.[↗](../../forgo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You may forgo the second helping if you are full.[↗](../../forgo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **forgotten** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Past participle of «forget»: not remembered; something you did not keep in your mind (I have forgotten my password).[↗](../../forgotten/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Forgotten (adjective): no longer remembered or cared about by people (a forgotten toy, a forgotten village).[↗](../../forgotten/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I have forgotten my lunch box at home\![↗](../../forgotten/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Have you forgotten your password again?[↗](../../forgotten/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They found a forgotten tunnel under the old house.[↗](../../forgotten/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The forgotten teddy sat in the attic for years.[↗](../../forgotten/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't worry, it's forgotten — let's be friends.[↗](../../forgotten/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I'd forgotten all about the party until you said it.[↗](../../forgotten/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Tell a teacher if you see a forgotten bag on a train.[↗](../../forgotten/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · All wrongs and unfaithfulness were forgotten.[↗](../../forgotten/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; (Torah GEN.41.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../forgotten/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Hath God forgotten to be gracious?[↗](../../forgotten/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.77.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../forgotten/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number.[↗](../../forgotten/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.2.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../forgotten/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.[↗](../../forgotten/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.19.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../forgotten/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **fork** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A fork is a tool with a handle and two to four points (prongs) that you use to eat food.[↗](../../fork/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A garden fork is a large tool with prongs for digging soil.[↗](../../fork/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A fork in a road or river is where it splits into two.[↗](../../fork/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To fork is to divide into two parts going different ways.[↗](../../fork/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To fork out is to pay money, often unwillingly (informal).[↗](../../fork/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Eat your peas with a fork.[↗](../../fork/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the knife and fork beside the plate.[↗](../../fork/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Turn left at the fork in the road.[↗](../../fork/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad dug the garden with a fork.[↗](../../fork/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A snake has a forked tongue.[↗](../../fork/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The path forks near the old oak tree.[↗](../../fork/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We had to fork out for new school shoes.[↗](../../fork/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘Who’s been using my little fork?’[↗](../../fork/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the price of the filing was a pim for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks with three teeth, and for the axes; and to set the goads.[↗](../../fork/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.13.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fork/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **forklift** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A forklift is a small, strong vehicle with two long metal prongs at the front that slide under heavy loads to lift and move them.[↗](../../forklift/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The forklift lifted the pallet of bottles onto the lorry.[↗](../../forklift/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Uncle Tom drives a forklift at the warehouse.[↗](../../forklift/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Stay away from the forklift area in the garden centre.[↗](../../forklift/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A forklift beeps when it reverses.[↗](../../forklift/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The forklift's two forks slid under the crate.[↗](../../forklift/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You need a licence to drive a forklift.[↗](../../forklift/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the toy shop I got a little yellow forklift.[↗](../../forklift/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **forlorn** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Sad, lonely and uncared for, often left alone.[↗](../../forlorn/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) Hopeless, in a poor or wretched state.[↗](../../forlorn/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The forlorn puppy waited at the gate.[↗](../../forlorn/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The shipwrecked sailor felt forlorn.[↗](../../forlorn/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Forlorn and hungry, the children wandered on.[↗](../../forlorn/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **form** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A form is a shape: a cloud in the form of a rabbit.[↗](../../form/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A form is a kind or type: ice is a form of water.[↗](../../form/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A form is a paper or online page with spaces to fill in information.[↗](../../form/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In the UK, a form is a class or year group at school.[↗](../../form/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To form means to make or create something, or to take shape: ice forms on the pond.[↗](../../form/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* In grammar, a form is one version of a word: «ran» is a form of «run».[↗](../../form/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* Good form means behaving in the polite and correct way that people expect.[↗](../../form/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ice, water and steam are three forms of the same thing.[↗](../../form/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Please fill in this form with your name and address.[↗](../../form/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Form a line by the door.[↗](../../form/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Clouds form when water vapour cools.[↗](../../form/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Write a half in decimal form.[↗](../../form/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My form teacher takes the register every morning.[↗](../../form/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · «Went» is the past form of «go».[↗](../../form/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The children formed a circle for the game.[↗](../../form/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A terrible answer suddenly presented itself—“Good form?”[↗](../../form/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Joseph was of beautiful form, and fair to look upon.[↗](../../form/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.39.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../form/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And Leah's eyes were weak; but Rachel was of beautiful form and fair to look upon.[↗](../../form/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.29.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../form/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed.[↗](../../form/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.2.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../form/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · He that formed the eye, shall He not see?[↗](../../form/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.94.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../form/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · There go the ships; there is leviathan, whom Thou hast formed to sport therein.[↗](../../form/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.104.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../form/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · The people which I formed for Myself, that they might tell of My praise.[↗](../../form/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.43.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../form/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **formal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Formal means serious and following proper rules, used in important or official situations.[↗](../../formal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Formal clothes are smart clothes worn for special events.[↗](../../formal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Formal language is polite and careful, not chatty or slangy.[↗](../../formal/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Formal can mean official, done in the proper way.[↗](../../formal/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We wrote a formal letter to the council about the park.[↗](../../formal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The wedding was very formal.[↗](../../formal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He wore a formal suit and tie.[↗](../../formal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Use formal language when you write to the head teacher.[↗](../../formal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Use the formal written method for long multiplication.[↗](../../formal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We got a formal invitation to the school concert.[↗](../../formal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · «Hello» is more formal than «Hiya».[↗](../../formal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **formality** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Something that must be done because of rules or custom, often a small step that does not change the result: «just a formality».[↗](../../formality/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Polite, stiff and correct behaviour, as at an important ceremony.[↗](../../formality/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An official step, such as signing forms at a border.[↗](../../formality/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Signing the form is just a formality; you are already in the team.[↗](../../formality/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The formality of the wedding made the little boy nervous.[↗](../../formality/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · At the airport we went through the usual formalities.[↗](../../formality/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's skip the formalities and start the game.[↗](../../formality/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Asking Dad was a formality; he always says yes.[↗](../../formality/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The headteacher spoke with great formality at assembly.[↗](../../formality/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **formally** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a polite, serious, correct way, suitable for important occasions.[↗](../../formally/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Officially: «formally announced».[↗](../../formally/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In proper dress for a special event: «dressed formally».[↗](../../formally/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We must write the letter formally.[↗](../../formally/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The new library was formally opened by the mayor.[↗](../../formally/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone dressed formally for the wedding.[↗](../../formally/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He was formally introduced to the queen.[↗](../../formally/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The school formally announced the new rules.[↗](../../formally/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In assembly we speak formally.[↗](../../formally/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **format** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A format is the way something is arranged, set out or organised, like the layout of a letter or the shape of a book.[↗](../../format/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A format is the type of a computer file or recording, such as a picture or video type.[↗](../../format/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A format is the plan or rules of a game show, contest or event.[↗](../../format/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To format something is to arrange how it looks, or (computers) to prepare a memory card or drive, which wipes it.[↗](../../format/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Use the correct format for a formal letter: address, date, greeting.[↗](../../format/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Save your picture in a format the printer can read.[↗](../../format/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The quiz has a new format this year.[↗](../../format/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Format the title in bold.[↗](../../format/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't format the memory stick, it will delete everything.[↗](../../format/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The tournament format is groups, then knockouts.[↗](../../format/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The book comes in a large-print format.[↗](../../format/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Proofed, formatted and Unicode transliteration by John Bruno Hare.[↗](../../format/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../format/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **formation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Formation is the way something is made or forms over time.[↗](../../formation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A formation is a pattern or shape that people, planes, birds or players are arranged in.[↗](../../formation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A rock formation is a natural shape or group of rocks.[↗](../../formation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (formal) The formation of a club or group is when it is set up.[↗](../../formation/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We learned about the formation of rain clouds.[↗](../../formation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The geese flew south in a V formation.[↗](../../formation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The team played in a 4-4-2 formation.[↗](../../formation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cave has amazing rock formations.[↗](../../formation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The planes flew in formation over the crowd.[↗](../../formation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Stalactites take a very long time in their formation.[↗](../../formation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The pupils stood in a formation of 5 rows of 6, so there were 30 of them.[↗](../../formation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The formation of the school council was announced in assembly.[↗](../../formation/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (formal)[↗](../../formation/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The End of the "Book of Formation."[↗](../../formation/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../formation/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The End of the '' Booh of Formation.''[↗](../../formation/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../formation/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · 18) Meaning outlets, outgates of the creative power, formations.[↗](../../formation/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../formation/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **formative** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Having the power to shape or form something.[↗](../../formative/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Rittangelius gives "replace the formative power upon his throne."[↗](../../formative/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") Postellus gives "restore the device to its place."[↗](../../formative/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../formative/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **former** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Former means earlier, from before but not now: «the former head teacher», «a former champion».[↗](../../former/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The former means the first of two things just mentioned; the second is «the latter».[↗](../../former/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK schools, old) A form is a class, and some schools call a pupil «a sixth-former».[↗](../../former/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our former teacher came to visit.[↗](../../former/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He is a former Olympic champion.[↗](../../former/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Tea and coffee?[↗](../../former/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") I prefer the former, so tea please.[↗](../../former/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Kenya is a former British colony.[↗](../../former/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The castle is a shadow of its former self.[↗](../../former/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In former times, children worked in factories.[↗](../../former/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My sister is a sixth-former.[↗](../../former/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The poor Jackdaw returned sadly to his former companions.[↗](../../former/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.[↗](../../former/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.11.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../former/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore thee unto thine office; and thou shalt give Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.[↗](../../former/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.40.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../former/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto the Arnon.[↗](../../former/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.21.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../former/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.[↗](../../former/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.17.40, JPS 1917)[↗](../../former/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.[↗](../../former/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.43.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../former/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Where are Thy former mercies, O Lord, which Thou didst swear unto David in Thy faithfulness?[↗](../../former/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.89.50, JPS 1917)[↗](../../former/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) … [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/34/) **35** [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/36/) … [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/49/) - ← previous: [page 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/34/) - next →: [page 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