forethink.
To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
Meaning & usage
To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
To think about beforehand; to anticipate.
Where this word comes from
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”).
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