Foreken
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Foreken is a verb meaning (transitive) To perceive, ken, or realise ahead of time; foreknow; preconceive.
Meaning
(transitive) To perceive, ken, or realise ahead of time; foreknow; preconceive.
More Meanings
- Readiness for or anticipation of a perception; foreknowledge; preconception.
Example Sentences
This before all elevates humankind above the beasts: we alone foreken our mortality. We alone know we must die.
But Mr. Marcy, with that foreken which distinguishes statesmen from politicians, saw the coming time when the Pacific Coast population would emerge out of its transient humors, when it would feel the settled purposes of permanent [...]
Word Forms
- forekens
- forekenning
- forekenned
- forekent
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foreknow, foresense, forelearn, foreconceive, forsee, forefeel.
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