ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Forecount

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Forecount is a verb meaning (transitive) To count beforehand.

Meaning

(transitive) To count beforehand.

More Meanings

  1. (transitive) To prejudge or esteem in advance.
  2. A preliminary tally, reckoning, or estimation.

Example Sentences

But there is no need to thus “forecount the years.”
[…] Men always forecount their wives prudent, and their children dutiful.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include prefigure, foreguess, forecall, forethink, forecut, forestate.

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