FORETHINK

Etymology

Verb

forethink (third-person singular simple present forethinks, present participle forethinking, simple past and past participle forethought)

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

(transitive, rare) To think about beforehand; to anticipate.

Source: Wiktionary


Fore*think", v. t.

1. To think beforehand; to anticipate in the mind; to prognosticate. [Obs.] The soul of every man Prophetically doth forethink thy fall. Shak.

2. To contrive (something) beforehend. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Fore*think", v. i.

Definition: To contrive beforehand. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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