forenoon
forenoon
Definition
fore·noon (fôr′no̵̅o̅n′, fôr′no̵̅o̅n′)
noun
the time of day from sunrise to noon; morning, esp. the late morning
adjective
of, in, or for the forenoon
forenoon
Synonyms
forenoon
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- follow: On the following forenoon we anchored in the Forth.
Preposition: at
- eleven: Letters from London and Worcester arrive every afternon at half-past one and are despatched every forenoon at half-past eleven.
Adjective modifier
- whole: No longer content to pay a flying visit, it was the whole forenoon that he dedicated to his solitary friend.
Modifies a noun
- watch: At 8 o'clock that morning I was back down in the engine room for the forenoon watch.
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