Forethink
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Forethink is a verb meaning (transitive, rare) To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
Meaning
(transitive, rare) To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
More Meanings
- (transitive, rare) To think about beforehand; to anticipate.
Example Sentences
Let not thy divining heart / Forethinke me any ill [...].
[…]and the soul of every man / Prophetically doth forethink thy fall.
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
Word Forms
- forethinks
- forethinking
- forethought
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foreconsider, foreplan, provide, forecast, foredesign, prefigure.
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