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forethink

verb

Etymology

From Middle English forethynken, from Old English fōreþenċan (“to premeditate, consider, be mindful”), corresponding to fore- + think. Cognate with Dutch voordenken, German vordenken (“to think ahead”).

  1. inherited from fōreþenċan
  2. inherited from forethynken

Definitions

  1. To plan (something) in advance

    To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.

    • O vain sorceress , that could be wary to avoid the punishment of Saul ; careless to avoid the judgment of God ! Could we forethink what our sin would cost us , we durst not but be innocent

  2. To think about beforehand

    To think about beforehand; to anticipate.

    • […]and the soul of every man / Prophetically doth forethink thy fall.
    • Let not thy divining heart / Forethinke me any ill [...].

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA