[fʌˈmɔˀ]
OriginFrom Old Danish formughe, formue, from Middle Low German vormogen, from vor- + mogen (“may”), compare German vermögen. Doublet of formue (“fortune”). The second part of the verb is a cognate of Danish måtte (“can, must”), from Proto-Germanic *maganą.
- to be capable, be able to
- to persuade /someone/ to do /something/
Formsformå(imperative) · at formå(infinitive) · formår(present) · formåede(past) · formået(perfect) · formår(active, present) · formåes(passive, present) · formåede(active, past) · formåedes(passive, past) · formå(active, infinitive) · formåes(infinitive, passive) · formå(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · formående(participle, present) · formået(participle, past) · auxiliary verb have(participle, past) · formåen(gerund, participle)
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