"forethink" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: forethinks [present, singular, third-person], forethinking [participle, present], forethought [participle, past], forethought [past]
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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forethynken}} Middle English forethynken, {{inh|en|ang|fōreþenċan||to premeditate, consider, be mindful}} Old English fōreþenċan (“to premeditate, consider, be mindful”), {{prefix|en|fore|think}} fore- + think, {{cog|nl|voordenken}} Dutch voordenken, {{cog|de|vordenken||to think ahead}} German vordenken (“to think ahead”) Head templates: {{en-verb|forethinks|forethinking|forethought}} forethink (third-person singular simple present forethinks, present participle forethinking, simple past and past participle forethought)
  1. (transitive, rare) To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-forethink-en-verb-~TRfgedB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. (transitive, rare) To think about beforehand; to anticipate. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-forethink-en-verb-5q8iqMQY Categories (other): English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 52 48

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